by Todd Yamashita | Nov 26, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Much of the Mahalo Hawaiʻi, Sail has been about succession – elevating talented crewmembers to leadership roles so that they can continue to perpetuate Polynesian voyaging practices for generations to come. Today’s update comes to us from Worldwide Voyage...
by Alison Andrews | Jan 11, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
On Leg 26, Hōkūleʻa voyages south from Florida to Panama. In this update, Lohiao Paoa explains some of the kuleana while in port and recounts a few crew funnies. January 5 Blog by Lohiao Paoa We are all individuals. Most of us on this current leg have never met prior....
by Bryson Hoe | Jan 22, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Bruce Black Another orange ball sunrise with 15mph winds, small seas, and scattered clouds that all make for nice sailing conditions. Our noio friend stayed with us last night on the back rail of the canoe. Lohiao has been offering it food and water, but...
by Bryson Hoe | Jan 21, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Bruce Black “Red sky in the morning, sailor heed warning.” We have a huge red cloud coming up behind us with the sun, which was a perfect red ball and seemed to stare back at us. The seas have big cross swells swinging us around, and it is challenging to...
by Bryson Hoe | Jan 7, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Lohiao Paoa Hōkūleʻa has always been a part of my life, but voyaging has been in my genealogy long before my time. The Paoa name is found all over the Pacific, from Rapa Nui to Aotearoa (New Zealand) to the beautiful island of Molokai. Renowned as watermen,...