by Bryson Hoe | May 19, 2016 | Education, Environment, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
Exactly two years and 20 legs into the World Wide Voyage, Hōkūleʻa and her crew began a momentous sail up the Potomac river, stopping at Hull Springs Farm to learn about Longwood Universityʻs work in conservation and sustainability. Dina Leech, Ph.D, Assistant...
by Alison Andrews | May 13, 2016 | Environment, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
As Hōkūleʻa sailed up the Chesapeake Bay this week learning about coastal issues and efforts to preserve unique maritime cultures along the East Coast, back home in Hawai‘i scientists, policy makers and planners were simultaneously coming together to protect Hawai‘i’s...
by Bryson Hoe | May 4, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Environment, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kaniela Lyman-Mersereau: Today we got a chance to literally go with the flow as we met up with a crew from the American Canoe Association (ACA) for a day of canoe paddling down the mighty Rappahannock River. Our hosts were part of a major restoration...
by Alison Andrews | Apr 22, 2016 | Environment, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Happy Earth Day! Today marks the 46th anniversary of Earth Day, which began on April 22,1970 when 20 million Americans took to the streets (and parks and beaches) coast-to-coast to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment, and protest against the...
by Alison Andrews | Apr 22, 2016 | Environment, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
As Hōkūleʻa and her crew move up the Intracoastal Waterway, they are passing through waters and coastlines that teach us valuable lessons about precious natural resources and how our environment changes over time. This week, Hōkūleʻa passed inland of Core Banks, a...
by Alison Andrews | Apr 19, 2016 | Environment, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, World Wide Voyage
Written by: Baylee Jackson Author Baylee Jackson, USFS Scientist Cindy McArthur and Hōkūleʻa crewmember Hye Jung with all the koa trees to be planted. Photo: Ambyr U. Mokiao-Lee. It was about a year and a half ago while sitting in the Department of Land and Natural...