Tamarii Te Pari Update
Haunani Keamo, Hikianalia crew member on the leg from Tahiti to Samoa, recaps the preparation and crew activities in Tautira.
Haunani Keamo, Hikianalia crew member on the leg from Tahiti to Samoa, recaps the preparation and crew activities in Tautira.
Two weeks after their June 22nd arrival in Tahiti, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia left the city of Papeete and sailed to the village of Tautira. Not just another stop along the way, but rather a homecoming.
During their time in Tahiti, crewmembers attend Heiva, a two-week long Tahitian dance competition, where they experienced song, dance, and storytelling.
Apprentice navigator Haunani Kane recaps crew activites in the village of Tautira, the home of Hōkūleʻa in Tahiti.
The two kiʻi that protect Hōkūleʻa are a reminder of the spirituality linking present voyages to the wisdom of our ancestors.
Worldwide Voyage crew members visit Fare Hape, home of the Tahitian voyaging canoe Faʻafaite.
From Waimea, Hawaiʻi, Kaʻiulani Murphy continues the long legacy of ancient navigation passed down from her teachers.
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crew members visit Fare Hape.