https://waahonua.com/hokulea-arrival-at-papeete/ 2025-10-22T19:21:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/post-apeete-arrival-children-welcome.webp Papeʻetē Arrival - Tahitian Welcome Dance by Children https://www.youtube.com/embed/U4Z1wVntHWo https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/post-apeete-arrival-children-welcome.webp Hōkūleʻa Comes Home to Papeʻetē • Wa'a Honua Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeʻetē to a powerful homecoming, marking 49 years since their first voyage. Explore highlights on Wa‘a Honua. Hōkūleʻa arrival Papeʻetē Moananuiākea Voyage https://www.youtube.com/embed/U4Z1wVntHWo https://img.youtube.com/vi/U4Z1wVntHWo/hqdefault.jpg Hōkūleʻa Comes Home to Papeʻetē • Wa'a Honua Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeʻetē to a powerful homecoming, marking 49 years since their first voyage. Explore highlights on Wa‘a Honua. 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WHERE: Pier 62 Waterfront Park, 1951 Alaskan Way Event Program: 8:45 am PST/5:45 am Hōkūleʻa Nainoa Thompson Lehua Kamalu https://waahonua.com/almost-there-feat-lehua-kamalu/ 2023-07-13T00:31:10+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/EmersonCollectivePodcast_AlmostThere_featLeahuaKamalu_-_350x350.png EmersonCollectivePodcast_AlmostThere_featLeahuaKamalu_-_350x350 https://waahonua.com/embarking-alaska-heritage-sail/ 2023-05-26T04:27:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Post_Embarking_on_the_Alaska_Heritage_Sail_350x250.png Embarking on the Alaska Heritage Sail https://youtu.be/CfYV7GHo7gI https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Post_Embarking_on_the_Alaska_Heritage_Sail_350x250.png Embarking on the Alaska Heritage Sail • Wa'a Honua Before the Moananuiākea Voyage launches in June 2023, the Polynesian Voyaging Society is embarking on the Alaska Heritage Sail through the southeast region to pay homage to the Native Alaskan leaders and the places that played a part in building the longstanding relationship between Hawaiʻi and Alaska. The first stop Hōkūleʻa Nainoa Thompson Lehua Kamalu https://www.youtube.com/embed/CfYV7GHo7gI https://img.youtube.com/vi/CfYV7GHo7gI/hqdefault.jpg Embarking on the Alaska Heritage Sail • Wa'a Honua Before the Moananuiākea Voyage launches in June 2023, the Polynesian Voyaging Society is embarking on the Alaska Heritage Sail through the southeast region to pay homage to the Native Alaskan leaders and the places that played a part in building the longstanding relationship between Hawaiʻi and Alaska. The first stop Hōkūleʻa Nainoa Thompson Lehua Kamalu https://waahonua.com/balancing-the-canoe/ 2022-06-21T02:43:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Balancing_the_Canoe_350x250.png Post_Balancing_the_Canoe_350x250 https://youtu.be/YoziBi5bqAs https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Balancing_the_Canoe_350x250.png Balancing the Canoe • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson and Hōkūleʻa Captain Lehua Kamalu describe trusting the natural world and the principles of adjusting the sails to balance the canoe. “The navigator needs to know what’s the line they want to sail, they need to know the natural environment and where the forces are coming from, and Hōkūleʻa Nainoa Thompson Lehua Kamalu https://www.youtube.com/embed/YoziBi5bqAs https://img.youtube.com/vi/YoziBi5bqAs/hqdefault.jpg Balancing the Canoe • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson and Hōkūleʻa Captain Lehua Kamalu describe trusting the natural world and the principles of adjusting the sails to balance the canoe. “The navigator needs to know what’s the line they want to sail, they need to know the natural environment and where the forces are coming from, and Hōkūleʻa Nainoa Thompson Lehua Kamalu https://waahonua.com/the-gift-of-voyaging/ 2022-06-14T10:34:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Vigilance_and_the_Gift_of_Voyaging_-_-Bruce_Blankenfeld_350x250.png Post_Vigilance_and_the_Gift_of_Voyaging_-_ Bruce_Blankenfeld_350x250 https://youtu.be/kdsUCrOVMJM https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Vigilance_and_the_Gift_of_Voyaging_-_-Bruce_Blankenfeld_350x250.png Vigilance and the Gift of Voyaging – Bruce Blankenfeld • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator and Captain Bruce Blankenfeld describes the different aspects of crewing Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia and reflects on the opportunities that voyaging has given him. “When I think about voyaging…I think about the people that I’ve met and had the opportunity to talk to, and I feel like I’ve been Polynesian Voyaging Society Hōkūleʻa Hikianalia Bruce Blankenfeld https://www.youtube.com/embed/kdsUCrOVMJM https://img.youtube.com/vi/kdsUCrOVMJM/hqdefault.jpg Vigilance and the Gift of Voyaging – Bruce Blankenfeld • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator and Captain Bruce Blankenfeld describes the different aspects of crewing Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia and reflects on the opportunities that voyaging has given him. “When I think about voyaging…I think about the people that I’ve met and had the opportunity to talk to, and I feel like I’ve been Polynesian Voyaging Society Hōkūleʻa Hikianalia Bruce Blankenfeld https://waahonua.com/taputapuatea-linking-past-and-future/ 2022-06-14T10:38:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Taputapuātea_–_Linking_Our_Past_and_Our_Future_-2-_350x250.png Post_Taputapuātea_–_Linking_Our_Past_and_Our_Future_-2-_350x250 https://youtu.be/eM_jRSiejwc https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Taputapuātea_–_Linking_Our_Past_and_Our_Future_-2-_350x250.png Taputapuātea – Linking Our Past and Our Future • Wa'a Honua Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed to Marae Taputapuātea on the island of Raʻiātea on May 17, 2022. In doing so, they asked permission to enter the sacred pass of Teavamoʻa, honoring this sacred site as a home of navigators as well as Hawaiians’ origins from Kahiki. With this, the Moananuiākea voyage makes the Polynesian Voyaging Society Hōkūleʻa Hikianalia Taputapuātea https://www.youtube.com/embed/eM_jRSiejwc https://img.youtube.com/vi/eM_jRSiejwc/hqdefault.jpg Taputapuātea – Linking Our Past and Our Future • Wa'a Honua Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed to Marae Taputapuātea on the island of Raʻiātea on May 17, 2022. In doing so, they asked permission to enter the sacred pass of Teavamoʻa, honoring this sacred site as a home of navigators as well as Hawaiians’ origins from Kahiki. With this, the Moananuiākea voyage makes the Polynesian Voyaging Society Hōkūleʻa Hikianalia Taputapuātea https://waahonua.com/hokule%ca%bba-tahiti-then-now/ 2022-06-14T10:08:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Hōkūleʻa_in_Tahiti_–_Then_and_Now-_350x250.png Post_Hōkūleʻa_in_Tahiti_–_Then_and_Now _350x250 https://youtu.be/2N7LvWuHE1E https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Hōkūleʻa_in_Tahiti_–_Then_and_Now-_350x250.png Hōkūleʻa in Tahiti – Then and Now • Wa'a Honua The arrival of Hōkūleʻa in Papeʻete, Tahiti, in May 2022 echoes the first arrival of the wa‘a in 1976. Community members recount the meaning of that first visit and describe how that special moment with Hōkūleʻa continues to connect the people of Moananuiākea and the world. Storytelling sponsored by DAWSON. Polynesian Voyaging Society Hokulea Tahiti https://www.youtube.com/embed/2N7LvWuHE1E https://img.youtube.com/vi/2N7LvWuHE1E/hqdefault.jpg Hōkūleʻa in Tahiti – Then and Now • Wa'a Honua The arrival of Hōkūleʻa in Papeʻete, Tahiti, in May 2022 echoes the first arrival of the wa‘a in 1976. Community members recount the meaning of that first visit and describe how that special moment with Hōkūleʻa continues to connect the people of Moananuiākea and the world. Storytelling sponsored by DAWSON. Polynesian Voyaging Society Hokulea Tahiti https://waahonua.com/hikianalia/ 2022-06-02T14:08:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Hikianalia_–_Bruce_Blankenfeld_350x250.png Post_Hikianalia_–_Bruce_Blankenfeld_350x250 https://youtu.be/e-o0EMMTYm4 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Post_Hikianalia_–_Bruce_Blankenfeld_350x250.png Hikianalia – Bruce Blankenfeld • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator and Captain Bruce Blankenfeld describes the critical role of Hikianalia, the escort vessel and sister canoe of Hōkūleʻa. "The role for Hikianalia....is just for safety, for that one unforeseen incident that could possibly happen." – Bruce Blankenfeld Hawaiʻi stories created in Hawaiʻi by Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/e-o0EMMTYm4 https://img.youtube.com/vi/e-o0EMMTYm4/hqdefault.jpg Hikianalia – Bruce Blankenfeld • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator and Captain Bruce Blankenfeld describes the critical role of Hikianalia, the escort vessel and sister canoe of Hōkūleʻa. "The role for Hikianalia....is just for safety, for that one unforeseen incident that could possibly happen." – Bruce Blankenfeld Hawaiʻi stories created in Hawaiʻi by Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://waahonua.com/cycles-of-life/ 2022-06-27T20:30:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Cycles_of_Life_350x250.png Post_Cycles_of_Life_350x250 A photo of Sylvia Earle and Nainoa Thompson at the Blue Climate Summit in Tahiti. https://youtu.be/qVJPht95R0I https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Cycles_of_Life_350x250.png Learning Our Earth - Cycles of Life • Wa'a Honua As co-conveners of the May 2022 Blue Climate Summit in Tahiti, Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson and oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle led conversations on accelerating ocean-related solutions to climate change and providing Pacific Islanders an international forum to spearhead action on ocean and climate issues. In this Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa Thompson https://www.youtube.com/embed/qVJPht95R0I https://img.youtube.com/vi/qVJPht95R0I/hqdefault.jpg Learning Our Earth - Cycles of Life • Wa'a Honua As co-conveners of the May 2022 Blue Climate Summit in Tahiti, Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson and oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle led conversations on accelerating ocean-related solutions to climate change and providing Pacific Islanders an international forum to spearhead action on ocean and climate issues. In this Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa Thompson https://waahonua.com/joint-declaration-oceans/ 2022-05-25T22:15:09+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Declaration_for_the_Oceans_350x250.png Post_Declaration_for_the_Oceans_350x250 https://waahonua.com/pulling-an-island/ 2022-05-14T05:57:03+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Pulling_an_Island_350x250.png Post_Pulling_an_Island_350x250 https://youtu.be/1RDqAvI1cfQ https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Pulling_an_Island_350x250.png Pulling an Island • Wa'a Honua After more than two weeks of voyaging, Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia find land, first pulling the island of Arutua and then landing in Rangiroa on May 6, 2022. And it's a spot that has welcomed the crews many times before. "There's something very special about this road and the connection of the wind and Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa Thompson https://www.youtube.com/embed/1RDqAvI1cfQ https://img.youtube.com/vi/1RDqAvI1cfQ/hqdefault.jpg Pulling an Island • Wa'a Honua After more than two weeks of voyaging, Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia find land, first pulling the island of Arutua and then landing in Rangiroa on May 6, 2022. And it's a spot that has welcomed the crews many times before. "There's something very special about this road and the connection of the wind and Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa Thompson https://waahonua.com/reflections-on-crew-selection/ 2022-05-09T19:06:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Reflections_on_Crew_Selection_350x250.png Post_Reflections_on_Crew_Selection_350x250 https://youtu.be/zHn1M_ljvqA https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Reflections_on_Crew_Selection_350x250.png Reflections on Crew Selection • Wa'a Honua In May 2022, Hōkūleʻa successfully traveled the ancient sea corridor Kealaikahiki (Road to Tahiti), led by Hōkūleʻa's first female captain and navigator, Lehua Kamalu. In advance of the voyage, she reflects on selecting crew members from across generations, the weight of the responsibility, and bringing Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/zHn1M_ljvqA https://img.youtube.com/vi/zHn1M_ljvqA/hqdefault.jpg Reflections on Crew Selection • Wa'a Honua In May 2022, Hōkūleʻa successfully traveled the ancient sea corridor Kealaikahiki (Road to Tahiti), led by Hōkūleʻa's first female captain and navigator, Lehua Kamalu. In advance of the voyage, she reflects on selecting crew members from across generations, the weight of the responsibility, and bringing Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://waahonua.com/magic-of-kealaikahiki/ 2024-04-24T17:33:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_The_Magic_of_Kealaikahiki_350x250.png Post_The_Magic_of_Kealaikahiki_350x250 https://youtu.be/-lTTuu-AnzQ https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_The_Magic_of_Kealaikahiki_350x250.png The Magic of Kealaikahiki • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson explains why the ancient Polynesian sea road Kealaikahiki is the best training ground for young navigators. “I hope that in the next 50 years that we’ll build canoes that go every year to Tahiti and back.” – Nainoa Thompson For more about this ancestral corridor and its Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/-lTTuu-AnzQ https://img.youtube.com/vi/-lTTuu-AnzQ/hqdefault.jpg The Magic of Kealaikahiki • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson explains why the ancient Polynesian sea road Kealaikahiki is the best training ground for young navigators. “I hope that in the next 50 years that we’ll build canoes that go every year to Tahiti and back.” – Nainoa Thompson For more about this ancestral corridor and its Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://waahonua.com/navigating-deeper-into-nature/ 2022-05-07T02:02:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_Navigating_Deeper_Into_Nature_350x250.png Post_Navigating_Deeper_Into_Nature_350x250 https://waahonua.com/next-big-decision/ 2022-05-03T05:06:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_The_Next_Big_Decision_for_Hōkūleʻa_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Big_Decision_for_Hōkūleʻa_350x250 https://youtu.be/ob1tFVzvAVA https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Post_The_Next_Big_Decision_for_Hōkūleʻa_350x250.png The Next Big Decision • Wa'a Honua Our canoes and their crews have emerged from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). National Weather Service Pacific Region Director Ray Tanabe and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss what the crew went through and what lies ahead.  See the navigation reports from Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/ob1tFVzvAVA https://img.youtube.com/vi/ob1tFVzvAVA/hqdefault.jpg The Next Big Decision • Wa'a Honua Our canoes and their crews have emerged from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). National Weather Service Pacific Region Director Ray Tanabe and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss what the crew went through and what lies ahead.  See the navigation reports from Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/1MiF4x0e0O8 https://img.youtube.com/vi/1MiF4x0e0O8/hqdefault.jpg The Next Big Decision • Wa'a Honua Our canoes and their crews have emerged from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). National Weather Service Pacific Region Director Ray Tanabe and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss what the crew went through and what lies ahead.  See the navigation reports from Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/MbGveWDOuaI https://img.youtube.com/vi/MbGveWDOuaI/hqdefault.jpg The Next Big Decision • Wa'a Honua Our canoes and their crews have emerged from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). National Weather Service Pacific Region Director Ray Tanabe and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss what the crew went through and what lies ahead.  See the navigation reports from Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://www.youtube.com/embed/PQEmp7MU5rI https://img.youtube.com/vi/PQEmp7MU5rI/hqdefault.jpg The Next Big Decision • Wa'a Honua Our canoes and their crews have emerged from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). National Weather Service Pacific Region Director Ray Tanabe and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss what the crew went through and what lies ahead.  See the navigation reports from Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Wayfinding https://waahonua.com/heritage-puolo-kmt/ 2024-04-24T17:32:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Kealaikahiki-Taputapuatea-Moananuiakea-Overlayed.jpg Kealaikahiki-Taputapuatea-Moananuiakea-Overlayed https://waahonua.com/future-leaders-kaleohano-kai/ 2022-05-03T05:16:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Future_Leaders_Kaleohano_and_Kai_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Future_Leaders_Kaleohano_and_Kai_350x250 https://youtu.be/eu06n6IutQ8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Future_Leaders_Kaleohano_and_Kai_350x250.png The Next Generation – Nainoa on Future Leaders Kaleohano and Kai • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discusses the unique characteristics of Kaleohano Farrant and Kai Hoshijo that distinguish them as leaders within the next generation of navigators. Both Kaleohano and Kai are Hōkūleʻa crew members on the April 2022 Kealaikahiki Voyage. Learn more about Vance Kaleohano Farrant and Kai Polynesian Voyaging Society Kealaikahiki Voyage https://www.youtube.com/embed/eu06n6IutQ8 https://img.youtube.com/vi/eu06n6IutQ8/hqdefault.jpg The Next Generation – Nainoa on Future Leaders Kaleohano and Kai • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discusses the unique characteristics of Kaleohano Farrant and Kai Hoshijo that distinguish them as leaders within the next generation of navigators. Both Kaleohano and Kai are Hōkūleʻa crew members on the April 2022 Kealaikahiki Voyage. Learn more about Vance Kaleohano Farrant and Kai Polynesian Voyaging Society Kealaikahiki Voyage https://waahonua.com/vance-kaleohano-farrant/ 2022-04-28T21:29:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Vance_Kaleohano_Farrant_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Vance_Kaleohano_Farrant_350x250 https://youtu.be/ntojNspVGYc https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Vance_Kaleohano_Farrant_350x250.png The Next Generation – Vance Kaleohano Farrant • Wa'a Honua "This trip more than any other trip is about investment into the belief in young people” — Nainoa Thompson, Pwo Navigator. Get to know Vance Kaleohano Farrant – an explorer, a student of natural resource management, and a member of the next generation of navigators.  Hawaiʻi stories created in Hawaiʻi Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator https://www.youtube.com/embed/ntojNspVGYc https://img.youtube.com/vi/ntojNspVGYc/hqdefault.jpg The Next Generation – Vance Kaleohano Farrant • Wa'a Honua "This trip more than any other trip is about investment into the belief in young people” — Nainoa Thompson, Pwo Navigator. Get to know Vance Kaleohano Farrant – an explorer, a student of natural resource management, and a member of the next generation of navigators.  Hawaiʻi stories created in Hawaiʻi Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator https://waahonua.com/first-female-captain-navigator/ 2022-05-07T02:04:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Hōkūleʻas_First_Female_Captain_and_Navigator_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Hōkūleʻa's_First_Female_Captain_and_Navigator_350x250 https://youtu.be/AnIXPLvt8lw https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Hōkūleʻas_First_Female_Captain_and_Navigator_350x250.png The Next Generation – Hōkūleʻa’s First Female Captain and Navigator • Wa'a Honua Lehua Kamalu is the captain and navigator of Hōkūleʻa on the voyage along Kealaikahiki (Road to Tahiti) this April. As Hōkūleʻa’s first female captain and navigator, she reflects on what the two roles mean and becoming a leader. “You no longer say oh, let me ask my teacher, let me ask the kapena. Because you Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Lehua Kamalu https://www.youtube.com/embed/AnIXPLvt8lw https://img.youtube.com/vi/AnIXPLvt8lw/hqdefault.jpg The Next Generation – Hōkūleʻa’s First Female Captain and Navigator • Wa'a Honua Lehua Kamalu is the captain and navigator of Hōkūleʻa on the voyage along Kealaikahiki (Road to Tahiti) this April. As Hōkūleʻa’s first female captain and navigator, she reflects on what the two roles mean and becoming a leader. “You no longer say oh, let me ask my teacher, let me ask the kapena. Because you Polynesian Voyaging Society Navigator Lehua Kamalu https://waahonua.com/facing-the-storm/ 2022-04-27T20:23:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Facing_the_Storm_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Facing_the_Storm_350x250 https://youtu.be/hxmMTZmcR2U https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Facing_the_Storm_350x250.png The Next Generation – Facing the Storm • Wa'a Honua As Hōkūleʻa traverses the convergence zone (ITCZ), legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson reflect on the convergence of the wisdom of our elders, the wisdom of nature, and our hopes for the next generation, and the necessity of training leaders to face uncertainty due to the Hokulea Polynesian Navigation Nainao Thompson https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxmMTZmcR2U https://img.youtube.com/vi/hxmMTZmcR2U/hqdefault.jpg The Next Generation – Facing the Storm • Wa'a Honua As Hōkūleʻa traverses the convergence zone (ITCZ), legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson reflect on the convergence of the wisdom of our elders, the wisdom of nature, and our hopes for the next generation, and the necessity of training leaders to face uncertainty due to the Hokulea Polynesian Navigation Nainao Thompson https://waahonua.com/intertropical_convergence_zone_doldrums/ 2022-04-28T21:30:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Intertropical_Convergence_Zone_Doldrums_350x250.png Post_Intertropical_Convergence_Zone_Doldrums_350x250 https://youtu.be/yLaJORA0x8E https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Intertropical_Convergence_Zone_Doldrums_350x250.png Learning Our Earth - Intertropical Convergence Zone/Doldrums • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson describes the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), also known as the Doldrums. This region around the equator is where the northeast trade winds and southeast trade winds converge to create a refrigeration system for the earth. Hawaiʻi stories created in Hawaiʻi by Kūmau Productions Polynesian Voyaging Society Doldrums https://www.youtube.com/embed/yLaJORA0x8E https://img.youtube.com/vi/yLaJORA0x8E/hqdefault.jpg Learning Our Earth - Intertropical Convergence Zone/Doldrums • Wa'a Honua Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson describes the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), also known as the Doldrums. This region around the equator is where the northeast trade winds and southeast trade winds converge to create a refrigeration system for the earth. Hawaiʻi stories created in Hawaiʻi by Kūmau Productions Polynesian Voyaging Society Doldrums https://waahonua.com/kai-hoshijo/ 2022-04-28T21:29:53+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Kai_Hoshijo_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Kai_Hoshijo_350x250 https://youtu.be/10IoGMuv3GY https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Kai_Hoshijo_350x250.png The Next Generation – Kai Hoshijo • Wa'a Honua "This trip more than any other trip is about investment into the belief in young people” — Nainoa Thompson, Pwo Navigator. Get to know our future navigators in this series focusing on the next generation of leaders, including Kai Hoshijo.   Hokulea Kai Hoshijo Polynesian Navigation https://www.youtube.com/embed/10IoGMuv3GY https://img.youtube.com/vi/10IoGMuv3GY/hqdefault.jpg The Next Generation – Kai Hoshijo • Wa'a Honua "This trip more than any other trip is about investment into the belief in young people” — Nainoa Thompson, Pwo Navigator. Get to know our future navigators in this series focusing on the next generation of leaders, including Kai Hoshijo.   Hokulea Kai Hoshijo Polynesian Navigation https://waahonua.com/eye-of-the-navigator/ 2022-04-25T05:25:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Eye_of_the_Navigator2_350x250.png Post_Eye_of_the_Navigator2_350x250 https://youtu.be/ZYdVWenFTis https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Eye_of_the_Navigator2_350x250.png Our Planet Earth - The Eye of the Navigator • Wa'a Honua Hōkūle’a is once again traveling the ancient sea road Kealaikahiki.  What changes will her crew be watching for? “We are going to do our best to give those who do the earth observations, those who do the hard science and give them the best we know from the eye of the navigator,” says PVS CEO Nainoa Thompson. “We do expect to see changes from before.  But it’s not just the atmosphere, it’s life in the oceans.”  Polynesian Navigation Nainoa Thompson https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZYdVWenFTis https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZYdVWenFTis/hqdefault.jpg Our Planet Earth - The Eye of the Navigator • Wa'a Honua Hōkūle’a is once again traveling the ancient sea road Kealaikahiki.  What changes will her crew be watching for? “We are going to do our best to give those who do the earth observations, those who do the hard science and give them the best we know from the eye of the navigator,” says PVS CEO Nainoa Thompson. “We do expect to see changes from before.  But it’s not just the atmosphere, it’s life in the oceans.”  Polynesian Navigation Nainoa Thompson https://waahonua.com/succession-is-now/ 2022-04-28T21:30:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Succession_is_Now_350x250.png Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Succession_is_Now_350x250 https://youtu.be/weM9mgMlEV8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_The_Next_Generation_–_Succession_is_Now_350x250.png The Next Generation - Succession is Now • Wa'a Honua For Polynesian voyaging to continue to flourish, it must be perpetuated. Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson looks ahead to the next 50 years and describes the importance of succession leadership now. This story kicks off our series on the next generation of future navigators that will continue throughout the 2022 Kealaikahiki Voyage. Polynesian Voyaging Nainoa Thompson https://www.youtube.com/embed/weM9mgMlEV8 https://img.youtube.com/vi/weM9mgMlEV8/hqdefault.jpg The Next Generation - Succession is Now • Wa'a Honua For Polynesian voyaging to continue to flourish, it must be perpetuated. Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson looks ahead to the next 50 years and describes the importance of succession leadership now. This story kicks off our series on the next generation of future navigators that will continue throughout the 2022 Kealaikahiki Voyage. Polynesian Voyaging Nainoa Thompson https://waahonua.com/drift-theory/ 2022-05-05T02:00:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Drift_Theory_350x250.png Post_Drift_Theory_350x250 https://youtu.be/LNGlIABNymg https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Drift_Theory_350x250.png Lessons of the Past - Fallacy of Drift Theory • Wa'a Honua Anthropologist Wade Davis and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss the fallacy of “accidental drift” and the promise ignited by the creation of a double-hulled sailing canoe.  Polynesian Navigation Wade Davis Nainoa Thompson https://www.youtube.com/embed/LNGlIABNymg https://img.youtube.com/vi/LNGlIABNymg/hqdefault.jpg Lessons of the Past - Fallacy of Drift Theory • Wa'a Honua Anthropologist Wade Davis and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson discuss the fallacy of “accidental drift” and the promise ignited by the creation of a double-hulled sailing canoe.  Polynesian Navigation Wade Davis Nainoa Thompson https://waahonua.com/watching-the-wind/ 2024-05-28T19:09:22+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Watching_the_Wind_350x250.png Post_Watching_the_Wind_350x250 https://youtu.be/nL4gLCcjVbo https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Watching_the_Wind_350x250.png Watching the Wind • Wa'a Honua Hōkūleʻa departs Hilo tomorrow on her 14th voyage along the ancient sea road Kealaikahiki, escorted by her sister canoe, Hikianalia. Pwo Navigators Nainoa Thompson and Bruce Blankenfeld carefully watched the weather before committing to the sail. Hear Nainoa explain why. Storytelling sponsored by 11th Hour Racing Nainoa Thompson Hokulea Kealaikahiki https://www.youtube.com/embed/nL4gLCcjVbo https://img.youtube.com/vi/nL4gLCcjVbo/hqdefault.jpg Watching the Wind • Wa'a Honua Hōkūleʻa departs Hilo tomorrow on her 14th voyage along the ancient sea road Kealaikahiki, escorted by her sister canoe, Hikianalia. Pwo Navigators Nainoa Thompson and Bruce Blankenfeld carefully watched the weather before committing to the sail. Hear Nainoa explain why. Storytelling sponsored by 11th Hour Racing Nainoa Thompson Hokulea Kealaikahiki https://waahonua.com/herb-kane/ 2022-04-25T05:29:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Honoring_Our_Teachers_–_Herb-_Kawainui_Kane_350x250.png Post_Honoring_Our_Teachers_–_Herb _Kawainui_Kane_350x250 https://youtu.be/8HDz0XL85oU https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Post_Honoring_Our_Teachers_–_Herb-_Kawainui_Kane_350x250.png Honoring Our Teachers – Herb Kawainui Kāne • Wa'a Honua “Knowing our past gives us a rudder with which to navigate the present,” explains artist Herb Kāne, whose vision brought Hōkūleʻa to life. “My own personal interest was in rebuilding what I saw to be the central object of Hawaiian culture. When an object is lost, then the memory of it becomes vague and distorted and eventually becomes just a fable.”   Hokulea Herb Kane Hawaiian Polynesian Culture https://www.youtube.com/embed/8HDz0XL85oU https://img.youtube.com/vi/8HDz0XL85oU/hqdefault.jpg Honoring Our Teachers – Herb Kawainui Kāne • Wa'a Honua “Knowing our past gives us a rudder with which to navigate the present,” explains artist Herb Kāne, whose vision brought Hōkūleʻa to life. “My own personal interest was in rebuilding what I saw to be the central object of Hawaiian culture. When an object is lost, then the memory of it becomes vague and distorted and eventually becomes just a fable.”   Hokulea Herb Kane Hawaiian Polynesian Culture https://waahonua.com/he-waa-he-honua-the-earth-is-our-canoe/ 2024-05-28T19:20:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Post_Earth_Third_Canoe_350x250-1.png Post_Earth_Third_Canoe_350x250 https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8dZnyxdgFw https://img.youtube.com/vi/E8dZnyxdgFw/hqdefault.jpg He Wa‘a, He Honua – The Earth is Our Canoe • Wa'a Honua First aired in November 2020, “He Waʻa, He Honua: The Earth is Our Canoe” shares how Hawai‘i has pulled renaissance from the edge of extinction before, and Hōkūleʻa can – and must – do so again. Hawaii Waa Honua Hokulea Nainoa Thompson https://waahonua.com/a-revival-of-polynesian-voyaging/ 2022-04-14T19:17:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://waahonua.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Story_Map_Feature_Image_350x250.PNG.png Story_Map_Feature_Image_350x250.PNG