Propagating Peace Update
Kalā Baybayan talks about their visit to Hamuto valley, a place of great significance to Sunny Moanaʻura Walker, a crewmember of Faʻafaite.
View ArticleTautira Homecoming
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia left the city of Papeʻete and sailed to the village of Tautira. Not just another stop along the way, but rather a homecoming.
View ArticleBoom Te Heiva
During their time in Tahiti, crewmembers attend Heiva, a two-week long Tahitian dance competition, where they experienced song, dance, and storytelling.
View ArticleTe Fenua o Fare Hape
Worldwide Voyage crew members explore and experience life in Fare Hape.
View ArticleTautira Crew Change
Before departing for Moʻorea and eventually Pago Pago, American Sāmoa, the new crew members mahalo the village of Tautira for their ongoing aloha.
View ArticleHalfway There
Recap some of the best moments of the Tahiti to Sāmoa leg as Pwo Navigator Chadd ʻŌnohi Paishon sings a cover of Crosby, Stills, & Nash’s 1982 hit, Southern Cross.
View ArticleIa Fenua ā te Vaʻa
The crew of Faʻafaite honors Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia with the song Mālama Honua: Respect the Earth.
View ArticleA Pacific ʻOhana
As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed throughout the Pacific - from Hawaiʻi, to Tahiti, then Sāmoa - the crews found a family in the communities they visited.
View ArticleOur ʻOhana Waʻa Throughout the Pacific
Since her launch in 1975, Hōkūleʻa has inspired these new waʻa communities, not only here in Hawaiʻi, but throughout all of Polynesia.
View ArticleFrom One Piko to Another
The intimate Hawaiian tradition of placing a child’s piko – or umbilical cord – in a special place after birth… creates a spiritual and physical connection between the child and that place forever. For...
View ArticlePolynesian Ancestral Knowledge | Introduction to Polynesian Ancestors, Stars...
The Gladys Kamakakūokalani Brandt Chair of Comparative Polynesian Studies and UH Mānoa Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge presents a NEW webinar series focusing on Polynesian Ancestral...
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