Weʻre often asked, "How did you get involved with Hōkūle‘a?"

Many crewmembers find their way to the canoe via University of Hawa‘i classes, but more often than not we find our crew from the hundreds of people who volunteer to care for her.

Crewmember Max Kaniho shares how he came to Hōkūle‘a and what she has meant to him.

It is through people like Max that Hōkūle‘a continues to sail and carry her message of aloha and mālama ‘āina.

In order to accomplish a goal as enormous as the worldwide voyage, it's important that the entire ‘Ohana Wa‘a (Canoe Family) trains and works together. On each of the major Hawaiian islands, dedicated voyagers are preparing for this exciting voyage.

One such crew from Kaua‘i flew to O‘ahu in order to sail Hōkūle‘a to their home island. On Kaua‘i, they represented the ‘Ohana Wa‘a very well - conducting training sails and hosting community tours aboard Hōkūle‘a.

Hōkūle‘a deep sea navigator and captain Bruce Blankenfeld shares with new voyagers some of the knowledge passed on to him by master navigator Mau Piailug.

Using Papa Mauʻs star compass, he teaches some of the basics of traditional Polynesian wayfinding.

As part of their training for the Worldwide Voyage, crew members are required to give back to their communities and to work on education projects. Angela Fa‘anunu is just one of the many crew members who is actively sharing Hōkūle‘a and its message of navigating toward a sustainable future.

Here she shares with the Downtown Honolulu Rotary her experiences sailing to Palmyra and her hope for the Worldwide Voyage.