by Bryson Hoe | Jun 5, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Haunani Kane from the Hōkūleʻa crew. It is June 5th, and we have just left Minjerribah and we are making our way up towards Townsville. We had an awesome week with the Quandamooka ʻohana, and we would like to give a big mahalo (thanks) to all of them...
by Bryson Hoe | Jun 5, 2015 | Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
For the first time in her history, Hōkūleʻa crossed the Tasman Sea to Australia, successfully navigating across these unfamiliar waters. Hōkūleʻa sailed into the iconic Sydney Harbor and was welcomed to the country by the traditional owners of these lands. Crewmembers...
by Bryson Hoe | Jun 5, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Hye Jung Kim On the morning of July second, we joined the Quandamooka elders for morning tea at the local museum here on Minjerribah Island, also known as North Stradbroke Island, located across Moreton Bay from Brisbane on the Queensland Coast. What I did...
by Bryson Hoe | Jun 3, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha mai kākou, this is Hye Jung Kim, Hōkūleʻa crewmember coming from Redland City, Australia. Today is June 3, 2015. We just got through being part of an unveiling ceremony that acknowledges the Quandamooka people as the first people of the land. Back here you can...
by Bryson Hoe | Jun 2, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by ʻĀina Paikai Today the crew got to tour Stradbroke Island with some of the native elders as our guides. We started by visiting Brown Lake or Burimma, which is very sacred to Quadamooka people. The elder Evelyn spoke to the crew about the struggle and...