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March 31, 2010

UH West O‘ahu Students Learn Aboard Hōkūle‘a

Navigator Ka‘iulani Murphy welcomed some students from the University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu mathematics program aboard Hōkūle‘a. With professor Dr. Linda Furuto, Ka‘iulani helped the students realize that their current studies are also connected to their culture – bringing past, present and future together.

March 30, 2010

Hōkūle‘a Celebrates 35 Years

Photos by Michelle Marineau and Bob Wood
Reflection by Ira “Kawika” Zunin Candidate Medical Officer

March 26, 2010

Ka‘ena Point: It's Role in the Survival of Species

Mahalo to Outside Hawai‘i for highlighting a very special place on the island of O‘ahu, Ka‘ena Point. Hopefully, we can all work to mālama this native sanctuary.

March 16, 2010

Overnight Training Sail with Captain Ka‘au McKenney

WWV Crew Reflections: By Tina Daehler-Masifilo March 6, 2010

I have come to realize that as I write my name on a Worldwide Voyage Training sail sign-up sheet, I feel a sense of excitement, wonder, anticipation and an honest pause to reconsider.

March 9, 2010

Na Pualani Preschool Canoe Tour

Captain Mike Taylor gives a canoe tour to Na Pualani Preschool students:

March 1, 2010

Karen Holman's Journal

Humpback WhaleStillness came in the early hours of morning… the wind softened and whales surrounded the canoe. I was drifting between dream wanderings when the whales began to sing. Their song traveled through the hulls where I lay with my eyes closed.

February 25, 2010

Hōkūleʻa Overnight Training Sails

Pictures by Bob Wood, Music by Darin Leong

 

Journal from Matt Limtiaco's First Overnight Sail

February 23, 2010

Overnight Training Sail with Captain Bruce Blankenfeld

Photos by Sam Low
Music by Darin Leong

February 17, 2010

Crew Training - 8 Day Deep Sea Voyage

Crew training for the Worldwide Voyage (WWV) is at an exciting point.

Well over 100 brand new crewmembers are conducting numerous overnight sails weekly as well as classroom sessions twice a week. Meanwhile, other crews who have been training together for up to two years are beginning to conduct a series of deep-sea sails as the culmination of the required program to qualify for the WWV (at least ten coastal sails, four inter-island crossings and the deep-sea voyage simulation).

February 11, 2010

‘AINA In Schools

School GardenAs we voyage around Hawai‘i and the world, we hope to learn how other cultures take care of their homes and live sustainably. At this very moment, educators, students, farmers and community leaders in America are coming together to raise awareness about the food we feed our children in school.