by Bryson Hoe | Apr 14, 2015 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
AUCKLAND, NZ – Hawai’i’s education leadership yesterday sailed aboard deep sea voyaging canoe Hikianalia to build new partnerships with some of Aotearoa’s most innovative educators. Legendary canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia anchored together at...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 10, 2015 | Featured, World Wide Voyage
The first crew of Hōkūleʻa stands proud in Honolulu Harbor . On March 8, 1975, Hōkūle‘a, meaning “Star of Gladness,” a traditional Hawaiian wa‘a kaulua (double-hulled voyaging canoe), was launched from the sacred shores of Kāne‘ohe Bay on O‘ahu, helping to build...
by Bryson Hoe | Feb 10, 2015 | Updates, World Wide Voyage
Kia ora! This is Tawhana reporting live from Hōkūleʻa at Gisborne on February 2, 2015. So we just came in yesterday, on the waka after an overnight sail from Napier into Gisborne, and got towed into this beautiful harbor here. And docked up and straight into a powhiri...
by Bryson Hoe | Nov 25, 2014 | About the Voyage, Featured, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“You’re looking at a voyage that would take Hōkūleʻa from Hawaiʻi for three years. You’d be sailing for at least 45,000 nautical miles. It would be by far the most dangerous thing we would ever consider doing as a voyaging family. The risks are huge. But on the other...
by Bryson Hoe | Nov 19, 2014 | About the Voyage, Featured, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“You’re looking at a voyage that would take Hōkūleʻa from Hawaiʻi for three years. You’d be sailing for at least 45,000 nautical miles. It would be by far the most dangerous thing we would ever consider doing as a voyaging family. The risks are huge. But on the other...