Tag: canoe

• The Lost One

  On a warm evening in 1976 Hokule’a set sail for its second voyage. Six hours later, Eddie Aikau was lost to sea. Even before joining Hokule’a’s crew, Aikau was a legend on the island of Oahu. Born in Maui, he started surfing the waves of Kahului before its present-day harbor existed. He dropped out of…

  Sena Christian

  August 19, 2011

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  canoe, Eddie Aikau, Hawaii, navigation, Polynesian Voyaging Society, surfing

• So, We Finally Meet

  Yesterday, I had the privilege of hanging with six members of Kapu Na Keiki — young voyagers with the Polynesian Voyaging Society. We met at the Marine Education Training Center, operated by Honolulu Community College and where Hokule’a and two other canoes are docked. We took a cab to the center after my sister wisely…

  Sena Christian

  August 5, 2011

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  canoe, education, Hawaii, Honolulu, marine, sailing, voyage, voyagers

• Caring For An Island Home

  The Polynesian Voyaging Society celebrates the 35th anniversary of its maiden voyage this year. Here’s a look back on one piece of the group’s history … In 1990, the Polynesian Voyaging Society went on a mission throughout the Islands of Hawaii. The goal: find a large and healthy koa tree so it could construct a…

  Sena Christian

  June 10, 2011

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  canoe, culture, Hawaii

• Loss To The PVS ‘Ohana

  The Polynesian Voyaging Society lost a special member of its family March 8 with the death of Herb Kawainui Kāne. A Hawaiian artist, historian and cofounder of PVS, Kāne, 82, passed away on the 36th anniversary of Hokule’a’s maiden launch. He helped design this voyaging canoe and served as its first captain. Kāne helped usher…

  Sena Christian

  March 24, 2011

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  canoe, environmental journalism, family, Hawaii, Hokulea, Ohana, Polynesian Voyaging Society