by hokulea | Aug 21, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 21, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 14. Salt Spring Island It’s strange to somehow spend so little and yet so much time in one space when out on a voyage. As we walk down the Main Street of Ganges Harbour we see familiar faces as they wave to us and ask us how are days are...
by hokulea | Aug 18, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 18, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 11. Salt Spring Island. Today some of the crew hiked up Mount Maxwell, known to the Roland family as the Diamond Head of Salt Spring Island because of its resemblance to Leahi. The hike was beautiful as the temperature dropped today. Up to...
by hokulea | Aug 16, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 16, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 9. Salt Spring Island. Crew call for the Kolea’s crew was at 8:00 this morning to head down to Victoria to scout the different conditions along the way. Moani was at the helm with Kapena Bruce, Tom, Shoko, and I accompanying. I...
by hokulea | Aug 15, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 14-15, 2023 | Leg 6, Days 7 & 8. Salt Spring Island, B.C. Tuesday evening we cleaned up from canoe tours and welcomed the Roland ‘ohana – the family who calls Salt Spring Island home, but who share the same roots as the canoe, as Hawaiians. In the...
by hokulea | Aug 10, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Crew Update – August 9, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 2 Our hearts and minds were split today as no amount of activity and kuleana could shake the somberness of this day. Between meetings and managing our kuleana, crew members caught glimpses of the devastating fires that...