by hokulea | Aug 4, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is slated to arrive at Vancouver Maritime Museum tomorrow at around 10:00 am (subject to change) as part of its...
by hokulea | Aug 3, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 3, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 21. Alert Bay to Campbell River. We departed Alert Bay early, at about 5am, while it was still dark. The sail south to Campbell River was the most treacherous part of this voyage. We would cross some of the most dangerous waters in the...
by hokulea | Aug 2, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 2, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 20. The crew woke up in the quiet and stillness of the early morning to prepare for our departure from Alert Bay. We were all pleasantly surprised by the absence of fog from the horizon, signaling a clear morning for the long day we had...
by hokulea | Aug 1, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 1, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 19. A thick fog was sitting over the water this morning when I woke and looked out from the small hotel where our crew had been staying in Alert Bay. While some of the crew continued coordinating voyage logistics, several of us prepped the...
by hokulea | Jul 29, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
On this leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage, Hōkūleʻa and her crew have been sailing along and learning about British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest. The Great Bear Rainforest encompasses 6.4 million hectares of coastal temperate rainforest, protected in partnership by...