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 Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, 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...
by hokulea | Aug 7, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hawaiʻi’s iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa arrived at Heritage Harbor at the Vancouver Maritime Museum yesterday at 10:00 am (PST), the last port for Leg 5 of Moananuiākea Voyage around the Pacific. The crew was received by Lamxacha Siyám Mike Billy, esteemed Squamish...
by hokulea | Aug 6, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 13, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 6. Salt Spring Island, B.C. The crew woke up to crisp cool air and beautiful sunny skies above Salt Spring Island this morning. Not long after sunrise, visitors from the local town of Ganges began to trickle onto the dock, eager to find...