by Bryson Hoe | Feb 22, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Kālepa Baybayan on board the Hōkūleʻa sailing towards the Caribbean from Natal, Brazil. We are more than halfway to our target destination, roughly about 7º north and 51º west. The crew is doing fine, and the canoe is functioning well. We are now...
by Bryson Hoe | Feb 17, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Nakua Konohia Lind I woke up to the early morning sounds of Hōkūleʻa’s hulls slicing through rising swells, which flowed from three different houses – Haka, Manu and Lā, all out of the Koʻolau quadrant of the star compass. The 2-6 watch, led by...
by Bryson Hoe | Feb 16, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kālepa Baybayan At 1700 hours local time (10am HST) and pacing at 6 knots, Hōkūleʻa entered the blue waters of the North Atlantic after a 20-month sojourn in oceans south of the equator. She was greeted by clear skies after skirting the Intertropical...
by Bryson Hoe | Feb 14, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kawika Crivello Happy Valentines Day from Hōkūleʻa! There is something about the morning sunrise when you’re out at sea on Hōkūleʻa that simply takes your breath away. But when looking into today’s early morning horizon this Valentine’s Day,...
by Bryson Hoe | Feb 13, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kawika Crivello What a blessed day! As light winds and calm seas followed us, they gave us time to celebrate one of our crew mates’ day of birth. Puaita Pulotu was serenaded with a happy birthday song as well as given a Hōkūleʻa birthday cake made by...