by Keoni Lee | Aug 13, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kaiwi Hāmākua-Mākuʻe. Today our crew visited the Serengan Island community to learn about their efforts to create a sustainable community. Otherwise known as “Turtle Island”, Serangan Island is home to a traditional fishing village, a turtle conservation...
by Keoni Lee | Aug 12, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Austin Kino. On Monday, August 3rd the crew of Hōkūleʻa ventured, as many other ocean lovers before them, in search of Indonesia’s most beloved attractions. Located on the southern tip of Bali’s Bukit peninsula, the famous reef break known as Uluwatu has...
by Keoni Lee | Aug 12, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Bryson Hoe. Driving along the eastern shores of Bali, the sights and sounds of the city give way to a single lane road that takes us past valleys of terraced rice fields and on to Amed and Karangasem. We are welcomed by village members with a simple...
by Keoni Lee | Aug 11, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Miki Tomita. Under the cover of darkness, we ascended a small hill in the remote region of Magelang, Central Java, side-by-side with visitors and locals alike. Standing behind railings or atop makeshift bamboo structures, we all patiently awaited the...
by Keoni Lee | Aug 9, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, World Wide Voyage
After three U-turns and never ending stream of mopeds swarming around us, Hōkūleʻa crewmembers arrived at the Green School in Ubud, Bali. Having only been in the southern part of Bali thus far, driving north to the countryside and into the rice-paddy charm of Bali was...
by Keoni Lee | Aug 9, 2015 | Education, Malama Honua, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Traveling 3 hours of beautiful coastal and mountainous roads, Hōkūleʻa crewmembers visited community members of Amed, a small isolated coastal region rich in traditional fishing, salt-farming, and other ocean-related practices. We were greeted with traditional prayer...