by hokulea | Jun 20, 2023 | Crew Reflection, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
About ten years ago, fellow crew member and Pwo navigator Tua Pittman said something that has stuck with me ever since. He said that wa’a is not just the vehicle we sail but that ‘wa’a is the movement of people.’ As Hōkūle’a departs...
by hokulea | Jun 19, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
On Day 2 Leg 3 of the Moananuiākea voyage Hōkūleʻa crewmembers visited the local Juneau NOAA National Weather Service station. They met with the NOAA team, who presented their local forecast models that match our (Leg 3) tentative sail plan. We were able to see wind,...
by hokulea | Jun 11, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Hundreds lined the shore of Auke Bay yesterday to welcome voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa under the leadership of Captain and Pwo Navigator Bruce Blankenfeld. Hōkūleʻa approached the traditional lands of the A’aakw Kwaan to the sounds of chanting, singing and drumming...
by hokulea | Jun 10, 2023 | Livestream, Moananuiākea Voyage
Saturday, June 10 – 12:30pm HST / 2:30pm AK Alaska hosts conduct tribal welcome ceremony and Hawaiʻi delegation offers ceremonial greeting, voyaging dances, and a special tribute to the Áak’w Kwáan. The Hōkūleʻa Welcoming Ceremony livestream is produced by KTOO...
by hokulea | Jun 8, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
The 47-month Moananuiākea circumnavigation of the Pacific is propelled by volunteer crew and funding sponsors who are committed to planetary renaissance. Mahalo nui loa to these major sponsors who are generously supporting the Polynesian Voyaging Society and the...