by Todd Yamashita | May 21, 2019 | Events, Featured, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, Video Update, World Wide Voyage
UPDATE: Event photos added below compliments of John Bilderback: All photos © 2019 John Bilderback Polynesian Voyaging Society crew held a sunset sail on Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in honor of Māori navigator and waka builder Sir Hekenukumai Hector Busby, affectionately...
by Bryson Hoe | Jul 7, 2017 | Education, Events, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Legacy and Future of Voyaging Panel Nainoa Thompson President, Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa Thompson is the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a master in the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrument navigation. Through his voyaging, he has...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 29, 2015 | Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“We’re up at Far North, that’s what they call it here and it’s more the north half of the North Island at Te Aurere, which is Uncle Hector Busby’s place,” says Moani Hemuli, a crewmember of the Worldwide Voyage. “Uncle Hector is an amazing person. He started off as a...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 28, 2015 | Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“Foundational to navigation is the star compass because there’s all kinds of configurations, but it all comes down to a circle divided up into 32 equal parts,” said maser navigator Kālepa Baybayan. An ingenious tool introduced to Hawaiians by Pwo...
by Bryson Hoe | Dec 1, 2014 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kuʻulei BezillaOn the beach, we could see the evidence of the abundant sea life in the area through the diverse collection of shells on the sand. Yesterday the crew packed up around 8am and traveled to Aurere to visit Uncle Hector Busby and to check out the...