by Todd Yamashita | Nov 19, 2017 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa crewmember Kekama Helm is with us for this morning’s update as the crew sails from Hana, Maui to Kaunakakai, Molokai on the Mahalo Hawaiʻi Sail. Off the coast of Kipahulu, just past Hāna, Kekama reports that crewmembers are in a “chipper”...
by Todd Yamashita | Nov 17, 2017 | Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
First time Hōkūleʻa Captain Nakua Konohia-Lind brings you this morning’s update as he returns to the shores of his community in Hāna, Maui. The weather, canoe and crew and in good shape as crewmembers prepare to take part in the 9th Annual Limu Festival. All...
by Todd Yamashita | May 16, 2017 | Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa navigator Kaʻiulani Murphy discusses how the winds today are less than ideal for crewmembers to depart from Tahiti to the Tuamotus, en route to Hawaiʻi. Southeast winds, anticipated tomorrow, should allow for a favorable departure, according to Murphy. For...
by Todd Yamashita | Apr 11, 2017 | Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Tahiti sited! Moku Puulei-Chandler is here with us to announce that Leg 29 crewmembers have successfully sighted Tahiti on day 35 of their voyage from Rapa Nui! For more, view the clip above or photos from the day before below. And remember you can tracks Hōkūleʻa’s...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 31, 2017 | Nav Reports, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa crewmember Russell Amimoto is with us today as crewmembers site Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. He describes a long night of changing conditions, variable winds, squalls and heavy seas keeping crewmembers active in changing sails and responding to...