by Bryson Hoe | Oct 22, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Worldwide Voyage crewmembers recently visited the Richards Bay National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) station and learned more about the unique organization. Renowned Hawaiʻi waterman Archie Kalepa, former director of Maui County’s Ocean Safety Division and safety...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Yes, that is the outline of our Hawaiian Islands, but upside-down… Why? That spot on earth is exactly opposite our island home! While Hōkūle‘a lay at anchor in Maputo, Mozambique waiting out a storm, she was actually at the closest point in her voyage to Hawai‘i’s...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
The horizon lights up, wide sweeping arcs of brilliant long flashes of lightning touch the surface of the sea. The deck of the canoe vibrates with the rumble of the thunder surrounding us. The breadth of the systems here is extremely large, like the continent of...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 16, 2015 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Our canoe Hōkūleʻa and our escort vessel Gershon II have sailed in to Maputo, Mozambique. Two-person dhows line the horizon with fishermen. These traditionally rigged vessels, similar in sail design to Micronesian proa, speak to the oceanic heritage of African...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 14, 2015 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa crew sighted land from the deck of the canoe today, an historic first glimpse of the African coast. Hōkūleʻa plans to remain in the water off the coast of Mozambique’s capital city, Maputo, to avoid the potentially dangerous weather conditions currently...