by Bryson Hoe | Nov 18, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Cultural, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Michelle Knoetgen “The voyage of the Hōkūle‘a reconnects us [Africans and Hawaiians] at a primal level. It harks back to our oneness. To the starting point of our interconnectedness and our human journey.” —Reverend Mpho Tutu at the Ceremony of Friendship...
by Bryson Hoe | Nov 3, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Kālepa Baybayan on board Hawaiʻi’s famed voyaging canoe, Hōkūleʻa. We have just departed Port Elizabeth on the southeast coast of South Africa. We have to transit 186 miles to get to our next destination Mossel Bay before continuing around the Cape of...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 30, 2015 | Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
After sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles on the Worldwide Voyage, Hōkūleʻa now faces new challenges and risks on the most dangerous leg to date. Master navigator Nainoa Thompson revealed, “It’s probably the most complex sail plan we’ve ever had. It’s twenty-four...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Yes, that is the outline of our Hawaiian Islands, but upside-down… Why? That spot on earth is exactly opposite our island home! While Hōkūle‘a lay at anchor in Maputo, Mozambique waiting out a storm, she was actually at the closest point in her voyage to Hawai‘i’s...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 16, 2015 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Our canoe Hōkūleʻa and our escort vessel Gershon II have sailed in to Maputo, Mozambique. Two-person dhows line the horizon with fishermen. These traditionally rigged vessels, similar in sail design to Micronesian proa, speak to the oceanic heritage of African...