by Todd Yamashita | Mar 20, 2017 | Nav Reports, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Captain Bruce Blankenfeld is with us for today’s navigation update as crewmembers sail from Rapa Nui to Pitcairn. Bruce talks about some of the smaller islands, including Ducie Island, that lead up to their target in Pitcairn. Yesterday crewmembers spotted manu...
by Alison Andrews | Mar 17, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, World Wide Voyage
Exactly ten years ago, on March 17th, 2007, Pius Mau Piailug held a ceremony to initiate 16 of his students as Pwo – Master Navigators – and realized one of the most important goals in his long and illustrious life – the perpetuation of the ancient art of...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 12, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Nāmāhoe, Kauaʻi’s first traditional voyaging canoe, made her inaugural launch into the waters of Nawiliwili Bay at high noon on Saturday, September 10, 2016. The historic birth of the canoe is the culmination of more than 20 years of work by Kauai’s...
by Bryson Hoe | Jul 26, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa, the traditional voyaging canoe from Hawaii, made her anticipated arrival at Mt. Desert and was officially welcomed by the community on Saturday morning. On this current leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, the crew is continuing to honor First Peoples...
by Bryson Hoe | Jul 2, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hawaii’s iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa started the month of July with a sail to a new destination. After various engagements within the Martha’s Vineyard community, Hōkūleʻa departed at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 1 to make the journey over to Woods Hole....