Voyaging with the Past
I take with me all my previous experiences and I will build upon them with this new journey.
A Teacher on Land, A Student at Sea
Noelani Kamalu, a teacher at Hālau Kū Māna, connects mathematics and voyaging as a crew member onboard Hōkūleʻaʻs journey to Tahiti.
Hoʻomā”Kaukau”
With no refrigeration onboard the waʻa, majority of the crew’s meals consist of dried, packaged, or canned goods. But how do you supply a crew of thirty who will be out on the ocean for thirty days?
Kau Ka Peʻa, Holo Ka Waʻa
Hundreds gathered at the dock of the Marine Education Training Center, from which Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia, and their crew would bid farewell to Oʻahu for the last time as they embark on their long awaited Worldwide Voyage.
Worldwide Voyage – Oʻahu Departure
Hundreds of well-wishers gathered to bid aloha to Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia as the waʻa depart Oʻahu for Hilo and then on to Tahiti as the inaugural international leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage begins.
Chant for Hikianalia, from Hilo to Honolulu
Hikianalia
Mai Hilo a i Honolulu
na Kaimana Barcarse
| Kau ʻo Mōhalu, ua māʻamaʻamaMohalu nō ʻo HilopalikūAhe mai ka makani holo ʻāina
Me he kēhau kolo mālie i ka lau peʻa ʻO Laupāhoehoe ke ālelo kīkoʻo lā o Ulekiʻi ʻO Waipiʻo i ka poʻina nalu ʻO Waimanu i ka lele o ke koaʻe ʻO Pololū i ka makalau Mālie mai ʻo ʻAlenuihāhā, hāhā ʻole i ke kai Kū mai ka Moaʻe Lehua, pā Hua aku ka holo ana i ka poho o ka lā Kū kilakila ʻo Haleakalā, ua ao ka pō ʻO Kaupō ʻāina kūpuna, ʻāina aloha ē ʻO ʻĀlau i ka nui manu, ani mālie ka loulu ʻO Hāna, ʻāina ua, lani haʻahaʻa I Nānuʻalele, lele aku ke aloha,* Lau aʻe ke aloha, lei ʻia ke aloha* ʻO Kalalau ke aloha* Kani ka pū, a lana mālie* Ahe mai ka makani ʻāina, holo ʻO Keʻanae, wai hū i ke ʻō koʻo kauila ʻO Kahului i ke kū o nā koa ʻO Wailuku, kū i Kahālāwai Hālāwai nā wai ʻehā, heʻe ka wai, pū ka wai, luku ka wai, ʻehu ka wai Pai ke kai, ololo ke kai Ke kai holo mālie ʻo Pailolo ʻAlawa aʻe ka maka, ʻo Hālawa ke aloha ʻO Wailau i ka lau kānaka ʻO Pelekunu noho i ka malu pali ʻO Waikolu ke kumu wai o Kalaupapa ʻO ʻĀlau i ka welau o Kalaupapa Lau aʻe ke aloha o nā kama o ka ʻāina Kuhi ka ihu i Ka Lae o ka ʻīlio ʻAoa ka makani, ka Moaʻekū I ke ala o nā kūpuna eia mai ʻo Kaiwi Kau ka maka i ka puʻu, puʻupuʻu i ka ʻono o ka ʻāina ʻO Makapuʻu i ka ihu o ka waʻa ʻO Kohelepelepe i ka hene wai ʻolu Komo ka waʻa i Maunalua** Lua ʻole ke aloha hanauna** ʻO ka lae, ke kualā, he ahi ʻO Lēʻahi e holo ana i ke kai ʻO Waikīkī ʻāina kūpuna, ʻāina aloha Aloha wale ia ʻāina, kīkī ka wai a maloʻo Eia mai ʻo Keʻehi, e heahea ana e noho Mai, mai, e pae mai ē Ua pae ka waʻa, ua hiki maila ʻO Hikianalia ke koʻo o Hōkūleʻa Ua leʻaleʻa nō… |
Mōhalu sits above, We are illuminatedHilo of the standing cliffs is clearA breeze blows off the land
Crawling as the kēhau winds across the sail Laupāhoehoe juts out, the heiau Ulekiʻi is located there Here is Waipiʻo of the breaking surf Here is Waimanu of the koaʻe birds flying Here is Pololū of the cluster of spears ʻAlenuihāhā is becalmed The Moaʻe Lehua trade winds arrive, it blows The sailing is fruitful with the fullness of the sail Haleakalā stands majestic, night succumbs to day Kaupō the land of our ancestors, land of aloha ʻĀlau of the many birds, with the palms gesturing calmly Hāna, land of rain, of low lying heavens As we pass Nānuʻalele, our aloha goes forth* Our aloha in droves, our love is adorned with a lei* Kalalau is our aloha* The pū sounds, we are becalmed, floating in his presence* A breeze blows off the land, we continue on Keʻanae made verdant by the thrust of Kāneʻs staff Kahului of the warriors battle formation Wailuku the visible land section of Kahālāwai Where meets the four waters The famous four waters of West Maui The sea lifts, the sea shifts The crushing seas of Pailolo Our eyes glance forth to behold Hālawa Then Wailau of the multitudes (in days gone past) Pelekunu, resting in the shade Waikolu, the water source of Kalaupapa Another ʻĀlau, at the tip of Kalaupapa Vast is the aloha for the people of the land The bow gestures to ʻĪlio point The winds bark, the Moaʻekū trades have arrived To the path of our ancestors, here is Kaiwi (the bones) The eyes focus on the hill Swollen with desire for the deliciousness of the land It is Makapuʻu at the bow of the waʻa There sits Kohelepelepe on the slope The canoe enters Maunalua** Like none other is the aloha of generations** The forehead, the dorsal fin, it is an ahi Lēʻahi swimming out to reach the sea Waikīkī, the land of our ancestors, land of aloha Our love for the land, the water spouted, it is dry Here is Keʻehi, calling us to rest Come hither, come hither, and make landfall The canoe had landed, it has arrived Hikianalia the support of Hōkūleʻa It was joyous indeed *As we passed Hāna, the pū was sounded and a lei offered into the sea to honor ʻAnakala Sam Kalalau,then the winds died down, as if to say… “stay a while longer” **As we entered Portlock, the crewmembers witnessed a special moment spanning 3 generations… beautiful. |
It was indeed an honor and a privilege to take Hikianalia on her final leg of her maiden voyage home to meet her māmā, Hōkūleʻa. The crew aboard her consisted of many of our seasoned leaders and representatives of the upcoming generations. During this short leg, we were able to learn so much from those who have gone before, and hear of the many stories of each channel and coastline we traversed on our way to Honolulu. Above is written in mele form, an account of this leg. Honoring ʻāina & kai, land & sea, those areas with ancestral ties, those areas with personal experiences, and those areas whose histories guide us. Ua hiki e ʻo Hikianalia e… Hikianalia has arrived.
na Kaimana
No nā kūmole a ʻikepili no ka Huakaʻi Holo Puni Honua, ʻo Mālama Honua, ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!
July 6: How an Ocean’s Journey Inspires One School
By Bob Lenz: Bob Lenz is chief education officer and co-founder of Envision Schools. Lenz has served public education as a teacher, a student-activities director, a school-reform leader, a consultant, and a principal.
Aloha! This past year, our new division, Envision Learning Partners, has been partnering with educators in Hawaii to bring education, Envision Style, to the youth of the islands. Along this journey, I became connected and inspired by the work of the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) and their leader, Nainoa Thompson. As the group’s website explains:
The Polynesian Voyaging Society was founded in 1973 for scientific inquiry into our history and heritage: How did the Polynesians discover and settle small islands in ten million square miles of ocean, geographically the largest “nation” on earth? How did they navigate without instruments, guiding themselves across ocean distances of 2500 miles? In 1973-1975, we built a replica of an ancient double-hulled voyaging canoe to conduct an experimental voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti in order answer these questions. The canoe was designed by founder Herb Kawainui Kane and named Hokule’a, Star of Gladness.
The Mission: Since 1973, the Hokule’a’s has been on at least 13 voyages inspiring and educating people within Hawaii and across the Pacific. In April, I had the privilege of participating in the blessing of the Hokule’a and her crew by the Dalai Llama as they embark on a three-year worldwide voyage. Through the voyage, the PVS will spread the core message to malama (care for) Island Earth: Our natural environment, children and all humankind. (Watch this video to learn more about the voyage and the blessing.)
In addition to launching the voyage, PVS and Nainoa have teamed up with a noted education leader in Hawaii, Robert Witt, to simultaneously launch a school based on the guiding principles of PVS and the theme of navigation for native Hawaiian students, pre-K to 12. The school, the Malama Honua Learning Center, will simultaneously deliver an outstanding education to its students and serve as a Institute and demonstration site for educators from Hawaii and around the world on learn how to engage and empower youth by having them tackle the issues of sustainability within their local communities.
I encourage you to follow Hokule’a’s Worldwide Voyage with your students and colleagues. The crew will keep you updated on the status of our oceans and environment and be participating in experiments and restorations around the world. I will post occasional updates on the launch and success of Malama Honua Learning Center on my blog here at Edutopia.
July 3: Kamaile Academy Training Camp
June 30 – July 1
Training and Marine Science!
This past weekend, the Kamaile Future Navigators participated in a survival training and marine science weekend in Maunalua Bay. The Kamaile students have been training with PVS for the past 2 years and helping to restore Hōkūleʻa and E Ala. They are learning all about voyaging, navigation and caring for their island community.
By Isaiah Pule – 11th Grade – Kamaile Academy
“This morning, we departed at 10:30am with a count of 6 students and one adult. Isaiah Pule, Dyaun Freitas, Natty Bailey, Sagelynn Carnate Gallarde, William Moe, and Phillip Niederschmit. We then drove all the way to Hawaii Kai to meet Jenna Ishii. We then drove to Makapu’u Beach to swim, tread water, collect plankton, and have fun. We then departed to Nainoa’s hale in the back of Niu valley. We took the most amazing hike ever up the valley. Jenna led the way for about 30 mins. After that, we students had to navigate our way back! It was easy we followed the river bank down. It was a hike that won’t be forgotten. We should thank Natty Bailey for helping us get our way back!”
Volunteer scientists from Kahi Kai and Kai Makana Foundation came to the beach for a marine science and paddling experience to collect plankton and test water quality, salinity and turbidity at different parts of the bay. When the students returned to land, they learned how to observe tiny organisms under a microscope called the “cell scope”.
By Kenny Ferenchak – Kamaile Academy Teacher
“On behalf of all of the students, I want to thank all of you for putting together such a remarkable learning experience for us on Saturday. As a teacher, I don’t know if there’s any better feeling in the world than to see students excited about learning, and that’s exactly what you made happen this weekend. A huge part of that was the science that you brought to life through the conversations, sampling, and that awesome microscope. More important than the plankton, though, were you folks– “the scientists.” You clearly brought your passion to those students, and I truly think you imparted some of that very same passion in each of them. ”
