by Bryson Hoe | Oct 23, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kālepa Baybayan How do you know that Hōkūleʻa is in Africa? When you have monkeys in your rigging. Hōkūleʻa and her crew arrived in South Africa at the port of Richards Bay on Monday October 19, 2015. In four days, we have danced with Zulu, seen hippos...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 19, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kālepa Baybayan We have arrived in South Africa. But the journey here was not an easy one. Yesterday, as we attempted to leave the safe harbor we sought in Maputo, we ran into difficulty. Or rather, difficulty snared us. We stood – 8 crew in a...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
The horizon lights up, wide sweeping arcs of brilliant long flashes of lightning touch the surface of the sea. The deck of the canoe vibrates with the rumble of the thunder surrounding us. The breadth of the systems here is extremely large, like the continent of...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 16, 2015 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Our canoe Hōkūleʻa and our escort vessel Gershon II have sailed in to Maputo, Mozambique. Two-person dhows line the horizon with fishermen. These traditionally rigged vessels, similar in sail design to Micronesian proa, speak to the oceanic heritage of African...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 13, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa and her crew are changing course; we are now sailing towards Maputo, Mozambique. We recently diverted away from Madagascar towards Richards Bay, South Africa; for several reasons we are now heading to Maputo. There is a severe low pressure system moving...