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Navigator Nainoa Thompson talks about the Southern Cross

by PVS Communications | May 30, 2020 | World Wide Voyage

Tonight is the best time to see the navigational constellation Hanaiakamalama, also known as the Southern Cross. The Southern Cross has guided voyagers from ancient times to the Hawaiian Islands on their journeys from Tahiti. Enjoy this video in which navigator Nainoa...

Star Lesson featuring Nainoa Thompson

by PVS Communications | Apr 21, 2020 | Media, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage

Enjoy this video activity for teachers, students, parents and people of all ages. Imagine if you could use the stars in the sky to actually sail 2,400 nautical miles across open ocean from Hawaii to find an island called Tahiti, which is smaller than Maui, and then...

Hōkūleʻa Update | June 05, 2017

by PVS Admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Education, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage

     Crew Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony The Turn Tonight brought the kind of gifts that our navigators have been waiting for for days. Thankfully it came right at the right time. If you have been reading the blogs before this you know that the weather has not been as kind...

Hōkūleʻa Update | June 04, 2017

by PVS Admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Education, Teachers, Updates, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage

     Crew Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony Aloha kākou, Today brought us good wind and diminishing seas. This morning we were at a total distance of 1944 nmi along our reference course line and 49.5 mi west of reference course. The latitude fix last night put us at about 15...

Crew Blog | Nāʻālehu Anthony : Believing isn’t necessarily Seeing

by PVS Admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage

Crew blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony. Believing isn’t necessarily Seeing The navigation team works really hard. The intensity at which they must persist everyday is really interesting to observe because they take such pride in the work and because they are so serious about...
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