by Todd Yamashita | Dec 18, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
By Crewmember Shawn Kanaʻiaupuni It’s almost impossible to imagine anything more captivating than the turquoise hues and shining ocean waves lapping up to the white sand backed by majestic green cliffs of the Waiʻanae mountain range stretching all the way...
by Todd Yamashita | Dec 9, 2017 | Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
We have Hōkūleʻa crewmember and Waiʻanae High School student Anuhea Strickland greeting us today from the shores of Pokaʻi Bay, Oʻahu, moments after the arrival of Hōkūleʻa. Anuhea talks about her appreciation for the arrival protocols and for how Hōkūleʻa and Buffalo...
by Todd Yamashita | Dec 9, 2017 | News, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Governor, Mayor and delegation of Hawaiʻi leaders join West Oʻahu in welcoming the voyaging canoe, and in honoring “Uncle Buffalo,” Keaulana Amidst ideal conditions, more than 1,000 people from West Oʻahu and beyond made their way to the sunny shores of Pokaʻi Bay...
by Todd Yamashita | Dec 1, 2017 | News, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Community and crew to hold events throughout December in honor of the voyaging canoe’s legacy and mission The Waiʻanae community is preparing to welcome the legendary canoe to Pokaʻi Bay with an arrival ceremony at noon on December 9. The arrival will kick off two...
by Todd Yamashita | Nov 28, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
By the time Hōkūleʻa departs this week from Molokai, she will have hosted more than 1,100 visitors – nearly one sixth the island’s population! Successful outreach efforts like these have everything to do with the ʻohana of volunteers who have given many hours to...