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 20, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hōkūleʻa was in Vancouver, B.C., Canada when the devastating wildfires swept through our beloved Lahaina, Maui. The Leg 6 crew and all of the Polynesian Voyaging Society are heartbroken for and with our ʻohana, friends and communities of Hawaiʻi. The crew sent a...
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...