by hokulea | Jun 20, 2023 | Crew Reflection, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
About ten years ago, fellow crew member and Pwo navigator Tua Pittman said something that has stuck with me ever since. He said that wa’a is not just the vehicle we sail but that ‘wa’a is the movement of people.’ As Hōkūle’a departs...
by hokulea | Jun 19, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
On Day 2 Leg 3 of the Moananuiākea voyage Hōkūleʻa crewmembers visited the local Juneau NOAA National Weather Service station. They met with the NOAA team, who presented their local forecast models that match our (Leg 3) tentative sail plan. We were able to see wind,...
by Bryson Hoe | Nov 9, 2014 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Written by Jacko Thatcher.I have a tradition that I follow whenever I voyage to islands I haven’t been to before—I drop a small kohatu (stone) into the waters of those Islands to allow me and mine to connect with these places. Sunrise on November 2. When a watch...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 22, 2014 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Written by Miki Tomita.Watching this first sunset at sea as a voyaging crewmember on my first deep ocean crossing, my mind and heart say that Hōkūleʻa and the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage help set our sights on so much more. We are finally out at sea! The crew for...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 16, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Written by Michi Wong.I am filled with awe of dazzling atolls, the vast expanse of deep blue, the navigator silhouette against the heavens, the spirit of dance and hā, strength, perseverance, courage, bumps, bruises, blood and sweat, muscles aching, hearts yearning....