Hometown
Mōʻiliʻili, Oʻahu
Voyage(s)
Moananuiākea Voyage – Leg 12 | Hikianalia: Hilo to Papeete
Bio
It was 2024, just days after joining the PVS storytelling team as Media Specialist and Digital Content Manager, that Sav first sailed on Hōkūleʻa. It was from Mauliola (Sand Island) to off Ala Moana beach for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi. Since then, his connection with canoe and crews has taken deep root and he is firmly a part of the waʻa ʻohana.
"Māmā Hōkūleʻa is the beacon of light," Sav says. "She is the bridge to our ancestors along with their knowledge. She is a prideful source of humbleness, hope, inspiration, and so much more."
Sav has been to many Hawaiʻi communities during the Pae ʻAina Statewide sail and says that seeing the "spark" in the youth when Hōkūleʻa visits is inspiring, and he hopes future generations continue to see "us as one ocean, one family, and to carry on our ancestors knowledge."
Now Sav embarks on the Moananuiākea Voyage, his first long-distance deep-sea leg. He says he wants "to help capture the important history and memories being shared as we reconnect with our cousins along Moananuiākea. I also strive to promote sustainability and indigenous conservation, which is what I got my education in. I believe this voyage embodies all values I hold dearly. The voyage also revisits and connects the Austronesian pathway in which I share ancestry in as a Filipino & Chamorro."
When Sav is on the canoe, he says he craves "ice cold water, my ʻohana, and a clean shower." But when heʻs back on land, he misses "the humbling yet exciting feeling on Hōkūleʻa and the natural wonders that surrounds her and us. I miss being in the presence of the vast Moananuiākea we all come from as Pacific Islanders."
"Māmā Hōkūleʻa is the beacon of light," Sav says. "She is the bridge to our ancestors along with their knowledge. She is a prideful source of humbleness, hope, inspiration, and so much more."
Sav has been to many Hawaiʻi communities during the Pae ʻAina Statewide sail and says that seeing the "spark" in the youth when Hōkūleʻa visits is inspiring, and he hopes future generations continue to see "us as one ocean, one family, and to carry on our ancestors knowledge."
Now Sav embarks on the Moananuiākea Voyage, his first long-distance deep-sea leg. He says he wants "to help capture the important history and memories being shared as we reconnect with our cousins along Moananuiākea. I also strive to promote sustainability and indigenous conservation, which is what I got my education in. I believe this voyage embodies all values I hold dearly. The voyage also revisits and connects the Austronesian pathway in which I share ancestry in as a Filipino & Chamorro."
When Sav is on the canoe, he says he craves "ice cold water, my ʻohana, and a clean shower." But when heʻs back on land, he misses "the humbling yet exciting feeling on Hōkūleʻa and the natural wonders that surrounds her and us. I miss being in the presence of the vast Moananuiākea we all come from as Pacific Islanders."