by Todd Yamashita | Feb 9, 2018 | Events, Featured, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
The family of Ben Finney, along with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS), invites friends, colleagues and the public to celebrate his life. Finney co-founded PVS to build the Hōkūle‘a and show how the first people reached Hawaii and other islands. “Ben provided the...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 6, 2018 | News, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
For the first time in Hōkūleʻa’s 42-year history, the legendary canoe will sail into the waters of Pearl Harbor and visit the Puʻuloa region. The crew will be welcomed at Rainbow Bay Marina on Saturday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. by the Puʻuloa community and US Navy...
by Todd Yamashita | Jan 26, 2018 | Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Bank of Hawaii employees and retirees teamed up to raise more than $11,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) during their 2017 Live Kokua Giving Campaign. PVS was one of 24 Hawaii nonprofits selected as a beneficiary for the campaign, which raised a total of...
by Todd Yamashita | Jan 22, 2018 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Continuing on her Mahalo Hawaiʻi, Sail, Hōkūleʻa took to the water again today to return to Ko Olina Resort. Amidst fair weather and steady tradewinds, Polynesian Voyaging Society crewmembers welcomed aboard a group of Kamaile Academy school students and their...
by Todd Yamashita | Dec 29, 2017 | Curriculum, Education, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
A Song Kit for All Many children have seen the Disney film, Moana, about the amazing tradition of the voyaging canoes of Polynesia. We have a real life story of how our ancient voyaging tradition came to life in Hōkūleʻa and the great accomplishment of her worldwide...