by Todd Yamashita | Jan 22, 2018 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Continuing on her Mahalo Hawaiʻi, Sail, Hōkūleʻa took to the water again today to return to Ko Olina Resort. Amidst fair weather and steady tradewinds, Polynesian Voyaging Society crewmembers welcomed aboard a group of Kamaile Academy school students and their...
by Todd Yamashita | Dec 9, 2017 | News, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Governor, Mayor and delegation of Hawaiʻi leaders join West Oʻahu in welcoming the voyaging canoe, and in honoring “Uncle Buffalo,” Keaulana Amidst ideal conditions, more than 1,000 people from West Oʻahu and beyond made their way to the sunny shores of Pokaʻi Bay...
by Todd Yamashita | Dec 1, 2017 | News, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Community and crew to hold events throughout December in honor of the voyaging canoe’s legacy and mission The Waiʻanae community is preparing to welcome the legendary canoe to Pokaʻi Bay with an arrival ceremony at noon on December 9. The arrival will kick off two...
by Todd Yamashita | Nov 28, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
By the time Hōkūleʻa departs this week from Molokai, she will have hosted more than 1,100 visitors – nearly one sixth the island’s population! Successful outreach efforts like these have everything to do with the ʻohana of volunteers who have given many hours to...
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...