Hometown
Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
Voyage(s)
Moananuiākea Voyage – Leg 11 | Hōkūleʻa: Mauliola to Hilo, Moananuiākea Voyage – Leg 14 | Hōkūleʻa: Tahiti to Rarotonga
Bio
Kaleo was a high school student when he first sailed on a waʻa kaulua at Hōkūleʻa’s birthplace, Kualoa, Oʻahu, in 1997. He is now an educator, captain, and navigator. Ask Kaleo what Hōkūleʻa means to him and he replies “ea o ka moku.”
Kaleo has logged thousands of miles navigating our island earth, from here in the Hawaiian islands to the South Pacific and the Atlantic - South Africa to Brazil and New York to Maine. Through voyaging, Kaleo contributes to, and hopes to see, the “return of all aspects of ea to kanaka.” He says he’s inspired by “everything” of the Moananuiākea Voyage - preserving tradition, learning from and sharing with indigenous cultures, and advocating for care of our oceans and earth.
When Kaleo is not voyaging he says he misses “observing the lani 360 degrees around us.” And since becoming a father, his answer to the question - what do you crave the most from your everyday life when out at sea? - is simple: “my daughter.”
Kaleo has logged thousands of miles navigating our island earth, from here in the Hawaiian islands to the South Pacific and the Atlantic - South Africa to Brazil and New York to Maine. Through voyaging, Kaleo contributes to, and hopes to see, the “return of all aspects of ea to kanaka.” He says he’s inspired by “everything” of the Moananuiākea Voyage - preserving tradition, learning from and sharing with indigenous cultures, and advocating for care of our oceans and earth.
When Kaleo is not voyaging he says he misses “observing the lani 360 degrees around us.” And since becoming a father, his answer to the question - what do you crave the most from your everyday life when out at sea? - is simple: “my daughter.”