by Bryson Hoe | Mar 17, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Education, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Shawn Malia Kanaʻiaupuni Aloha mai kākou! As we cross the ocean on day 5 of Leg 18 of the Worldwide Voyage, we can see the faint outline of Cuba off in the distance about 25 miles away. It is about 90 miles south of the Florida Keys. The crew has been...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 15, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Written by Mark Ellis Preparation and planning for a voyage has always been key. Under the leadership of pwo navigator Bruce Blankenfeld, crew members of Leg 19 of the Worldwide Voyage have been actively preparing to take Hōkūle’a into the Intercoastal Waterway...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 14, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Written by Eric Co Sailing Hōkūle‘a is an intensely emotional experience. It is humbling to be with her, knowing what she means to people back home in Hawaiʻi, and increasingly, people around the world, too. It is an honor to be part of something so much greater...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 10, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Education, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Shawn Malia Kanaʻiaupuni Today, the crew left Saba Rock by ferry, crossing the beautiful Caribbean ocean to Virgin Gorda. From there we took a van around windy roads up through the mountain overlooking vast expanses of incredible turquoise ocean and white...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 9, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Heidi Guth While Hōkūleʻa strives to be a model of island sustainability and the importance of all types of knowledge and learning, in many ways so do the island and coastal places that Hōkūleʻa visits. For example, St. John, V.I., holds 3,000 years of...