Hōkūleʻa Update | May 18, 2015

English

Aloha mai kākou, here we are again aboard the waʻa kaulua ʻo Hōkūleʻa, broadcasting out to you guys in your warm homes. Here we are kind in the chill of Australia in this cold water here. We are currently right outside Newcastle, a city in Australia after being in Coffs Harbor for about a week. We were delayed there because of the high winds. The high winds brought big seas and big waves that were closing out the harbor and preventing us from leaving. Fortunately that subsided and got a good window to come down and make our way south towards Sydney. Last night, it kind of rained all night, pouring rain until about 10 p.m.. Continuing now it’s still totally overcast but calm seas so we expect to be right outside Sydney this coming morning to make our way for the arrival ceremony for midday tomorrow. Next time we are broadcasting with you guys, we will maybe be with the native people from the Sydney area. Mahalo for continuing to follow us on our journey from Aotearoa to Nuhōlani nei, and talk to you guys later, aloha, a hui hou.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Aloha mai kākou, eia nō mākou ma ka waʻa kaulua ʻo Hōkūleʻa a e like me ka mau, ke kamaʻilio nei iā ʻoukou, iā ʻoukou nō ma ka home pumehana ma Hawaiʻi lā paha. Eia nō mākou ke noho nei i ke anu o kēia ʻāina ʻo Nuhōlani. Eia nō mākou ma waho pono o New Castle, ʻo ia nō kekahi kaona ma ʻAukelekulia (ʻAukekulelia) nei. Ua haʻalele aku mākou iā Coffs, a ma hope o ka noho ʻana ma ia ʻāina ʻo Coffs no hoʻokahi pule, a eia nō mākou, ʻelua lā o ka holo ʻana mai Coffs mai a ma Coff- ma New Castle nō i kēia manawa. ʻApōpō e komo ana i loko o ke awa ʻo Sydney e hālāwai ana me nā kānaka ʻōiwi e kali ana iā mākou. ʻO ka minamina, ʻo ka mea i manaʻo ʻia ma mua, e noho ana- e pae ana i Sydney hoʻokahi pule aku nei me ka ʻae ʻana mai o nā akua e pae aku i laila, e pae ana nō i ka lā ʻapōpō. Eia nō ke holo nei, e holo lemu nei ʻoiai kokoke nō mākou i ia ʻāina a pae aku i laila, kamaʻilio me nā kānaka o laila, a hoʻokipa a kipa nō hoʻi i ka ʻōiwi o ia ʻāina a ʻo ia wale iho nō. Mahalo no ka hahai ʻana mai iā mākou ma kēia wahi huakaʻi. Ke kamaʻilio kākou iā mākou nō ma Sydney lā. He wahi leo aloha kēia iā ʻoukou e nā kānaka kūpaʻa i ke aloha ʻāina. Eia nō mākou, nā kānaka kūpaʻa i ke aloha kai, ʻo ia nō hoʻi ʻo ka Mālama Honua. Aloha, a hui hou!

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