by Bryson Hoe | Oct 5, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS – The crew of the Hōkūleʻa set sail for South Africa, the most ambitious leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide voyage yet. The performance-accurate deep sea voyaging canoe was built in the tradition of ancient Polynesian navigators 40 years ago...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 29, 2015 | Newsletter, Updates, World Wide Voyage
“It is the 68th anniversary of Outrigger. And to be able to celebrate our deep values and aloha spirit and the hospitality, that connects perfectly with what Hōkūleʻa is all about,” said Bitsy Kelley, vice president of corporate communications at Outrigger...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 14, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha and good morning from beautiful Mauritius, an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This is Bruce Blankenfeld on board Hōkūleʻa. We spotted the lights of Mauritius last night around 8pm or 9pm. The weather was really lousy for the last two or three days out...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 13, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha all, Patience. That’s the word of the day. This morning at 2 am when we came up for watch Hōkūleʻa was still steering herself. We knew we were south of our course line from the time we left Rodrigues a couple of days ago, as the weather has forced us to have...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 10, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Bruce Blankenfeld from the deck of Hōkūleʻa in the Indian Ocean. Right now is close to the end of Day 13 on our voyage from Cocos Keeling Island to Mauritius. Just a few hours ago, we sighted the island of Rodrigues, which is a waypoint on the way to...