Honolulu Community College to Host Ocean Hawai‘i Marine Exploration Day

WHAT:  Honolulu Community College (HonCC) in partnership with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) will host a free public event for students entitled Ocean Hawai‘i Marine Exploration Day in celebration of the college’s 90th Anniversary.

WHEN: Friday, July 16, 2010 • 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Many have asked if the crew aboard Hōkūle‘a is completely cut off from “civilization” while they are at sea.  The answer is not really.

While it’s true that aboard Hōkūle’a cell phones, watches and any other modern devices that may give clues to location are put away, the crew is never totally incommunicado.

For the past 2 weeks, E Ala, Hokuleʻa and Kamauheheu have sailed along the Waiʻanae Coast and stayed in Pokaʻi Bay for canoe tours and education outreach sails. On Day 1 of the sail, family members greeted crew members in Makua for a nighttime potluck on the beach. On Day 2, 800 students from Kawaihona Charter School welcomed the crew members at Nanakuli Beach, and on Day 3, family and community members welcomed all three canoes for a beautiful arrival ceremony at Pokaʻi Bay.

Many of our crewmembers are working on a campaign called The Real Food Challenge. They're working to unite with students nationwide for a healthy, just and sustainable food system.

With the goal of shifting $1 billion of college food spending to real food (community-based, fair, ecologically sound and humanely produced food) by the year 2020, the Real Food Challenge is organizing student summits, trainings and leadership retreats to train the next generations of leaders and advocates.