by Alison Andrews | Apr 6, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Hikianalia Updates, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Blogs by documentation crew member, Kaipo Kiaha, narrating Hikianalia’s sail south from Hawaiʻi approaching the equator, or ka piko o wākea. Day 11: Mar 31 We entered the ITCZ, or the Intertropical Convergence Zone, late yesterday and today we felt just some of...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 30, 2017 | Hikianalia Updates, Photo Galleries, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Updates by Kaipo Kiaha March 28 Update We have had a great first two days at sea and are relishing the feeling of being out here alone. It is an indescribable joy to look around and see the sky and the ocean completely surrounding the waʻa. Unlike yesterday’s...
by Alison Andrews | Mar 28, 2017 | Hikianalia Updates, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Kaipo Kiaha As is ritual on any deep sea voyage, our crew put away our wrist watches in order to rely on the elements to determine the time of day (even the computer I write this on has had its time set to a random hour, and the clock in the menu bar is...
by Alison Andrews | Mar 28, 2017 | Hikianalia Updates, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Kaipo Kiaha This morning some of us awoke before the sun, where a steady Hilo rain was pattering on the deck. This would turn out to be a blessing for us on our last morning, as once the sun rose, the clouds parted and the rain stopped. There was a feeling of...
by Alison Andrews | Dec 14, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
After arriving in Miami, crewmembers prepare Hōkūle‘a for departure on Leg 26 from Miami to Panama. Crewmember Kaipo Kīʻaha faithfully documents the crew’s work, the weather and more. Day 25 & 26: December 5 & 6 We started off Monday, December 5, by...