by Todd Yamashita | Apr 3, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Featured, Hikianalia Updates, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
By Kālepa Baybayan It’s exactly as I recall some 37 years ago, sailing through this region as a 23-year young voyager on my inaugural oceanic passage. The same equatorial climate that I now know as typical – blue sunny skies, calm easterly seas, and tradewind...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 3, 2017 | Hikianalia Updates, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
“This is the Hikianalia crew that is taking the canoe from Honolulu, to Hilo, to the Western tip of the Tuamotu Archipelago, and the final destination is Tahiti.” says Pwo Navigator, Kālepa Baybayan. “Hikianalia is headed back to Tahiti to join back up with Hōkūleʻa...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 26, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Hikianalia Updates, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
By Kalepa Baybayan In the serene and quiet waters of Palekai in the Hawaiian Homes community of Keaukaha, Hikianalia rides on her single anchor with offshore lines tethering the canoe to ironwood trees. We arrived here in Hilo on Thursday, March 23rd, after a quick...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 25, 2017 | Hikianalia Updates, News, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Polynesian sailing vessel Hikianalia launched from the Marine Education Training Center at Sand Island last week to meet her sister canoe Hōkūleʻa in Tahiti. This will be the crew’s final stop to share the Mālama Honua message before sailing back home to...
by Alison Andrews | Jan 11, 2017 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Nā Kelamoku trip to Miami Written by Nā Kelamoku crewmember, Aloha Cerit The one week I spent in Miami with the members of Nā Kelamoku was life changing. My days were filled with an exchange of sustainable ideas with various youth from Miami. We shared our desires...