by hokulea | Aug 19, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hōkūleʻa’s first public port of call after sailing through British Columbia, Canada on the Moananuiākea Voyage will be Seattle, Washington. The legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and propelled a cultural...
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 Blog, 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...