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...
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 –...
by Cathy Ogawa | Mar 15, 2015 | Curriculum, World Wide Voyage
Winged Ambassadors: Ocean Literacy Through the Eyes of Albatross This classroom activity package is made available courtesy of NOAA, Oikonos, and other partners. Albatrosses, charismatic and threatened seabirds, are ambassadors for a clean ocean because they traverse...
by Karen Holman | May 3, 2014 | Curriculum, Malama Honua WWV, World Wide Voyage
Paraw Regatta, Iloilo, Philippines Sailing into Our Past and Future: Maritime Southeast Asian and Pacific Canoes and Our Integral Relationship with the Ocean Grades 9-10 Developed by Elena Clariza, University of Hawaii Please click here to contact the teacher Thank...
by Karen Holman | May 2, 2014 | Curriculum, World Wide Voyage
Letʻs Go Voyaging: Teachers Guide Grade levels: 4-6 Developed by: The Moanalua Gardens Foundation Overview: Letʻs Go Voyaging is a comprehensive curriculum that leads students on a virtual voyage to Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Using traditional means of navigation,...