by hokulea | Aug 23, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 23, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 16. Victoria, B.C. Our trees of life connected us. Cedar to the Songhees people and niu (coconut) to the Pasifika peoples. Melissa from the Songhees Nation with her beaming smile greeted me as she commented on my niu papale. It kicked off...
by hokulea | Aug 22, 2023 | Crew Update, Newsletter
August 22, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 15. Victoria, B.C. Hōkūle’a and the Leg 6 crew were given a beautiful greeting by the Songhees into the lək̓ʷəŋən traditional territory and what is now known to many as Victoria’s Inner Harbor. Tucked into the corner of the...