by Alison Andrews | Oct 25, 2016 | Curriculum, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Over the last 4 years, educators across the state have been working hard to develop lessons, activities and other curriculum that classroom teachers can use to connect students to theme of Mālama Honua and the Worldwide Voyage (WWV). Some of these lessons have been a...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 28, 2015 | Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“Foundational to navigation is the star compass because there’s all kinds of configurations, but it all comes down to a circle divided up into 32 equal parts,” said maser navigator Kālepa Baybayan. An ingenious tool introduced to Hawaiians by Pwo...
by Todd Yamashita | Apr 22, 2015 | Curriculum, World Wide Voyage
Grade 5 Developed by D.J. High Overview To share how ancient Hawaiians were able to navigate from one island to the next with extreme accuracy, dependent upon their natural and celestial surroundings. Students will utilize their prior knowledge of cardinal directions...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 1, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Linda Furuto Pwo (Master) Navigator Kālepa Baybayan was invited to the University of Auckland to present the Hawaiian Star Compass and discuss the art of traditional navigation. I had the pleasure of attending and participating in the presentation as a...
by Cathy Ogawa | Mar 15, 2015 | Curriculum, World Wide Voyage
Navigating Without Instruments Explore this story to find out about the celestial sphere and the star compass. Discover how to navigate by stars, the Moon, the Sun, ocean swells and bird life. Read about waka hourua – the double-hulled canoes used for such voyages –...