by PVS Communications | Nov 23, 2020 | 1 MadMimi Lists, Cultural, Education, Events, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, News, Newsletter, Teachers, Upcoming Events, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Part 1 of a new episode of Kaʻiwakīloumoku’s Pacific Conversations video podcast premieres Wednesday, November 25, 2020 (HST) on Kaʻiwakīloumoku’s website (https://kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu/conversations). In commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of the epic sail from...
by Todd Yamashita | Apr 25, 2019 | Featured, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
When you decide to sail a Polynesian voyaging canoe from Hawaiʻi around the world, the numbers quickly become mind-boggling. Four hundred crew members traveling 42,000 nautical miles to 322 ports and 18 countries is just the beginning. When you start assessing the...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 27, 2018 | Crew Blogs, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Ben Finney, who co-founded the Polynesian Voyaging Society, was a trailblazer in reviving voyaging and navigation. This remembrance is by his son Sean. This piece comes to us as the Finney ʻohana and PVS prepare to celebrate Ben’s life this Saturday in Honolulu....
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 23, 2018 | Featured, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Stories of Place, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
On February 12, 2018, the legendary canoe Hōkūleʻa sailed into the waters of Pearl Harbor, also known as Ke Awa Lau o Puʻuloa. Prior to mooring, crewmembers offered a hoʻokupu (customary gift) of fresh fish for one of the few remaining ancient Hawaiian fishponds in...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 17, 2018 | Featured, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa and her crew today took a day-sail to visit friends in Makaha at the 42nd Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic. Beyond the ideal weather, waves and fun, crewmembers took the day to honor and appreciate original 1976 Hōkūleʻa crewmember “Buffalo”...
by PVS Admin | May 28, 2017 | Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
As Hōkūleʻa nears the equator on this last international leg of her Worldwide Voyage, we take a moment to celebrate earlier voyages and the crew who helped her find her way. Thirty-seven years ago, Nainoa Thompson set out on his first voyage as navigator. In a storm...