by Bryson Hoe | Dec 9, 2015 | Education, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
Following Hōkūleʻa’s momentous arrival in Cape Town, South Africa, crewmembers and a delegation of Hawaii students, teachers and families visited St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School to present 50 Tutudesks featuring artwork inspired by the Mālama Honua Worldwide...
by Bryson Hoe | Dec 8, 2015 | Education, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
The Surfer Kids, a non-profit organization founded in South Africa, encourages local youth to overcome fear and explore the wonders of the ocean through surfing. Hermann Vivier, Chairman of The Surfer Kids, said, “Well the idea is to to teach the kids to do...
by Todd Yamashita | Oct 16, 2015 | Education, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
HPA students listen in on a special call as Africa is sighted from aboard Hōkūle’a. Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy first graders gathered around a cell phone in the Lynn Taylor Library for a very special satellite phone call at the start of school on Oct. 14. The...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 29, 2015 | Education, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻaʻs latest destination, Mauritius, is a small island nation about 1,200 miles off the South East Coast of Africa. Much like our island homes in the Pacific, Mauritius has also faced the harsh consequences of environmental decline over the past decades. One of...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 1, 2015 | Education, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“We are looking at this issue about mālama honua, taking care of the earth, [and] we don’t fully know how to do that. That’s why we sail. We’re on this voyage of trying to find how to become those values. And so when you come to the Green...