CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Linda Furuto
Linda planting a tree.
Crew Profile: Linda Furuto
PVS Member Since
HOMETOWN:
Hau'ula, O'ahu
PRIMARY DUTY:
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
WORLDWIDE VOYAGE LEGS SAILED:
Leg 9: Auckland, Leg 20: Virginia to New York City, 2014 Sāmoa, Leg 4: Sāmoa, 2014 Tahiti
Linda has admired the deep history of Hōkūleʻa since she was in kindergarten, piecing together mini canoes from popsicle sticks and brown paper bags. She first became involved with PVS in 2007 for a voyage to Micronesia and Japan with the Education Hui. Aboard the canoe, Linda serves as an Education Specialist. On land, Linda is a professor of Mathematics Education, specializing in Ethnomathematics, at the University of Hawai'i Mānoa College of Education.
To Linda, Hōkūleʻa is not just a canoe, but a part of a 4,000 year epic history that allows us to reconnect to our common ancestry with pride in rich traditions. Hōkūleʻa represents wisdom, vision, strength, compassion and courage - which she strives for in herself as well.
To Linda, Hōkūleʻa is not just a canoe, but a part of a 4,000 year epic history that allows us to reconnect to our common ancestry with pride in rich traditions. Hōkūleʻa represents wisdom, vision, strength, compassion and courage - which she strives for in herself as well.
