Aloha, this is Mark Keala Kimura from the deck of Hōkūleʻa on Leg 20 of the Worldwide Voyage. We just left Cape May, New Jersey, and it was a beautiful place with 150+ year old homes and the people had so much aloha. We had clam chowder last night, and the night before was paella. Out here on the ocean, the water is glassy with no wind but lots of fog. We can barely see our escort vessel, and for safety we are using fog horns, AIS, and radar reflectors. The fog is so thick that we heard a boat go by, and we did not even see it. Mahalo for the support and aloha!
More than Adventure
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
Worldwide Voyage crewmembers participate in the Mālama Honua: Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage Celebration at the Smithsonianʻs National Museum of the American Indian. Visitors learned about the history of Hōkūleʻa as well as her current voyage, science projects at sea, and traditional wayfinding.
More than Adventure
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
Aloha, we are in Cape May, New Jersey where we arrived last night. The weather is a little cloudy. Today, we took care of canoe maintenance and preparation for our journey up to New York. It has been an awesome journey so far. We left Chesapeake City yesterday, came up with the Delaware River where we had some headwinds for a while but good currents. We were able to make good time and arrive just before sunrise. It has been an amazing journey so far and wherever weʻve gone, the people have been very kind and open to us. Even when we pulled into Chesapeake City at 11pm, people were shouting “aloha!” Itʻs just amazing this far from Hawaiʻi, someone recognizes Hōkūleʻa. Weather permitting, we will depart in the next couple of days and make our way to New York City. The crew is really appreciative of the experiences we had in Washington DC all the way up to Chesapeake City and now in Cape May. Itʻs really amazing, so please join us on this journey at Hokulea.com. Aloha!
More than Adventure
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
Aloha, this is David Lassner, newest member of the Hōkūleʻa crew sharing you from the Chesapeake Bay. We just spent about a week in Washington, DC where we had a number of fabulous events with hospitality from the Washington Canoe Club, the Hawaii State Society with a major event at the US Capitol where we participated in the lei draping of the King Kamehameha statue and St. Damien. We also visited the US Botanic Garden and outreach at the National Library of Medicine, Air and Space Museum, US Coast Guard, and Pentagon. Yesterday, we took off for New York headed down the Potomac River, currently going up the Chesapeake Bay. Sometime today or tomorrow, weʻll hit the Delaware River down to the Delaware Bay on to the Atlantic Ocean and New York early next week. This has been an amazing adventure, and on the heels of Washington DC, I know we are going to have a wonderful time in New York visiting with many friends of Hawaii and Hawaiians who are really looking forward to joining us for some special events including World Oceans Day (June 8) at the United Nations. David Lassner signing off. GO BOWS!
More than Adventure
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
In an intimate ceremony this afternoon at the Washington Canoe Club, White House Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine Novelli visited Hawaii’s iconic voyaging canoe and presented a “message in a bottle” from Secretary of State John Kerry. Hōkūleʻa is set to deliver this message on June 8, 2016 to the United Nations for World Oceans Day. The message addresses the Our Ocean conference hosted by Secretary of State Kerry scheduled for September of this year.
“The oceans provide the air we breathe, the food that we eat, regulate our weather, and touch everybody, even people who are not physically located next to the ocean. So all of us have to care about the health of the oceans and its future,” said Under Secretary Novelli.
The event was also attended by Andrew Soles, president of the Washington Canoe Club, Nainoa Thompson, Polynesian Voyaging Society president, Hōkūleʻa crew and invited members of the diplomatic community from countries including Chile, Micronesia, New Zealand and Fiji. Soles welcomed the event’s guests to the canoe club, and Thompson delivered brief remarks about Hōkūleʻa’s Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage.
“The United States has a message, and it’s coming from the highest levels. It’s about understanding that the oceans count, and that we need to take actions to be responsible. Today is a demonstration of that. We take it to the United Nations as a collection with all the other obligations and declarations that essentially allows the magic of this canoe to carry a global message,” said Thompson.
After the ceremony, the Hōkūleʻa crew provided tours of the canoe and discussed traditional navigational methods with the attendees.
More than Adventure
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
On May 18, 2016, Hōkūleʻa arrived into the U.S. capital via the Potomac River. Along the way, the crewmembers had to drop Hōkūleʻaʻs masts and sails twice to cross under the 14th Street Bridge, George Mason Memorial Bridge, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, and Francis Scott Key Bridge before arriving at the Washington Canoe Club. Mahalo nui to the hardworking crewmembers who made this day possible.
More than Adventure
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
Beyond a daring expedition, the Worldwide Voyage is quite possibly the most important mission that Hawaiʻi has ever attempted. As people of Oceania, we are leading a campaign that gives voice to our ocean and planet by highlighting innovative solutions practiced by cultures around the planet.
We could not have begun this great journey without your support, nor can we continue to its completion.
