by Bryson Hoe | Mar 18, 2016 | Education, Featured, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe from Hawaii internationally known for her pioneering travels, has reached another “first” in her Worldwide Voyage: arrival on the shores of Cuba. The vessel reached Havana on Friday at 7:30 a.m. local time, after...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 14, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Kālepa Baybayan on board Hawaiʻi’s iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa. As you can see, we’re experiencing diminishing winds probably between 5-10 knots now. So although we hate to do it, we need to maintain our schedule if we expect to get into...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 11, 2016 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa is back on the ocean to set sail for Havana, Cuba. The vessel departed Saba Rock today at 9:00 a.m. local time (3:00 a.m. HST), after having spent seven days in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The crew most recently engaged with Ocean Elder and Virgin Group...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 10, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Education, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Shawn Malia Kanaʻiaupuni Today, the crew left Saba Rock by ferry, crossing the beautiful Caribbean ocean to Virgin Gorda. From there we took a van around windy roads up through the mountain overlooking vast expanses of incredible turquoise ocean and white...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 9, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Stephanie Guyer-Stevens, National Public Radio TRANSCIPT LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Relying on only sails for power, a Polynesian sailing canoe, which left Hawaii two years ago, has docked in the U.S. Virgin Islands. But it’s not your typical...