by Hokulea | Jun 8, 2013 | Stories of Place, World Wide Voyage
For most of us on the canoe I think we see ourselves as ocean people. Yesterday however standing among the kupuna trees of Keauhou we were reminded of our connection to the aina. We were fortunate to join our friends at Kamehameha and help them plant some 400 native...
by Hokulea | Jun 3, 2013 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Being on the wa'a is the one place that pushes me to support my culture even more then i already do. Living in the modern day and age where kids are so brain washed by modern technology leaves me frowning because they don't know what they are missing by not...
by Hokulea | Jun 3, 2013 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
WWV Blog Thursday, May 30, 2013 Lehua Kamalu Hikianalia Crew S. Maui to Mahukona First sight this morning was rounding the SE coast of Maui on approach to ‘Alenuihaha Channel, dividing the islands of Maui and Hawai‘i. I highly anticipated this notorious...
by Hokulea | Jun 1, 2013 | World Wide Voyage
ARVE error: Mode: lazyload not available (ARVE Pro not active?), switching to normal mode Early this morning at midnight, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia picked up the tow to ʻUpolu point. We headed down the Hāmākua coast line, which many of the crew have never seen...
by Hokulea | May 30, 2013 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Earlier today, we had an amazing send off from METC. Our leadership waited for the right weather conditions to begin the mālama Hawaiʻi leg of the Worldwide Voyage. In order to get to Hilo in 3 days, we decided to pick up tow to Moloka'i. It's not as rough...