by Alison Andrews | May 23, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Happy to See Venus Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony It’s interesting to me how the human body works. Every morning for the last three days I get up minutes before my 2 am watch. I lie there in the starboard 4 bunk listening to the voices on the watch to get a sense of what...
by Alison Andrews | May 23, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony Aloha kākou, We sighted Tikehau early this morning. At about 3 am we could see a light marking the southern tip of the atoll. We stayed at a slow 3-4 kts until sunrise when we could see all the land features that we had to avoid. It took us...
by Alison Andrews | Apr 18, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūle‘a, Hikianalia, and their crews were welcomed by the Mahina community on April 14th, 2017. The crews enjoyed performances of traditional song and dance from people of all ages during the arrival celebration hosted on the shores of Mahina, which is near Papeete...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 17, 2017 | Leadership, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Reflecting on the months leading up to her first voyage to Rapa Nui, Navigator Haunani Kane said, “So we all found out that we were going to Rapa Nui maybe two months beforehand and Nainoa, even at those initial meetings, he continuously told us that in order to...
by Alison Andrews | Apr 13, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia have arrived in Tahiti! This arrival marks the first time the sister canoes have reunited since the vessels embarked on separate Mālama Honua sail plans in spring of 2015 – when Hikianalia sailed for the Hawaiian Islands to advance the...