In this article for AskNature.org, Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu describes the natural elements – including animals, wave patterns, and celestial bodies – experienced along Kealaikahiki (Road to Tahiti).…
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…
"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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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.…
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. A best-selling book, an…