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Hōkūleʻa Joins the Centennial Observance of Queen Liliʻuokalani

In honor of Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hōkūleʻa this morning set sail along the southern shoreline of Oʻahu to join in an observance ceremony shared across the island chain.

At around 8:30 am, Hōkūleʻa was faced toward the direction of Iolani Palace, Kawaiahaʻo and Washington Place and her sails were lowered. At this moment, double rainbows appeared on the horizon – with crewmembers recognizing it as hoʻailona (a sign from nature affirming righteousness). From the deck of the waʻa, a pū was blown 100 times followed by an oli to the Queen. The Queen’s prayer was recited and songs composed by the Queen were sung including Aloha ʻOe. Crew members also took a moment to share what the Queen means to them personally.

History

On November 11, 1917, people across Hawai‘i mourned for the loss of their last reigning monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani. Upon hearing of her passing, church bells rang across the pae moku, traditional laments left the mouths of the family, friends, supporters, and loyal subjects signifying the loss of an aliʻi nui.

Today, on the centennial anniversary of her death at 8:30 am, over 200 churches across the island chain sounded their bells to honor the Queen, just as it happened 100 years ago at the announcement made at the exact hour by Court Chamberlain Colonel Curtis Iaukea. The day was filled with the sounds of church bells, pahu, oli and kanikau from every mokupuni. Church bells tolled 100 times, pahu sounded 100 times, 100 pū were blown, 100 ‘ōlapa danced in the Queen’s honor.

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Young Ocean Leaders Wanted!

Our friends at the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council are expanding for 2018 by adding 10 new young ocean leaders from around the world!

Applications are due by 1 December 2017.

To apply, applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 22, able to make at least a two-year commitment, including approximately 5-10 hours per month to Council activities and have a passion for the ocean!

The World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council helps to expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day, on 8 June, and year-round. Council members are instrumental in helping shape the development of World Oceans Day as it grows, providing new and unique perspectives, ideas, and recommendations. Launched in 2016, the inaugural Council had 11 members. For 2018, we will double the size of the Council seek out youth in a wider range of countries.

To apply you must be between the ages of 16 and 22, able to make at least a two-year commitment, including approximately 5-10 hours per month to Council activities and have a passion for the ocean! Read the Youth Advisory Council Handbook for more information about the Council and requirements.

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Upcoming Exhibit Immerses Visitors in the Art, Science and Culture of Traditional Voyaging

A Bishop Museum News Release…

In June 2017, the double-hulled voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa completed a three-year circumnavigation of the Earth, charting her course around the globe by observation of the wind, waves, sun and stars. The navigators aboard were skilled in Polynesian non-instrument wayfinding—an ancient skill that was nearly lost until the practice was reawakened, reactivated, and reenvisioned by Hawaiian and Oceanic voyagers over the past five decades. To explore the art and science of traditional navigation and the extraordinary story behind its resurgence, preparations are now underway to unveil Holo Moana: Generations of Voyaging, a collaborative exhibit between the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum and the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) that will be on display in the J. M. Long Gallery at Bishop Museum from Nov. 4, 2017–June 24, 2018.

As guests enter the exhibit, immersive technology will bring wayfinding to life for visitors of all ages. Guests will feel the various winds that propel voyaging canoes and learn their Hawaiian names in a simulator, or swipe through a touch-screen map detailing the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage of Hōkūleʻa. Each tap will reveal insights from specific legs of the trip, as well as profiles of the crew on board. The Story Dome, a mini-planetarium that uses full-dome projection, will cast celestial elements overhead while Nainoa Thompson narrates. Two stories will feature first-hand accounts of pivotal moments that led up to Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to Tahiti as well as the story of how in the 1990s Hawai‘i astronaut Lacy Veach convinced Thompson that Hōkūleʻa should travel around the world to raise awareness about mālama (caring) for the honua (world). Thompson, president of PVS, is responsible for pioneering the method of wayfinding in use among today’s navigators.

“The Bishop Museum has been a key partner to PVS for more than 40 years, helping us to fulfill our mission to restore and perpetuate traditional voyaging in Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific,” said Thompson. “We are grateful that the museum’s support continues with the Holo Moana exhibit, which will showcase not only the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, but also the voyaging legacy of our Polynesian ancestors.”

Aside from the latest technology, priceless objects from PVS and Bishop Museum’s collections will be on display. The center of the space will be dominated by “manu”— the ends of the hull—from the original Hōkūleʻa voyaging canoe, and the Wall of Makana will showcase unique items from all over the world given as gifts to the crew as they sailed the globe. Many of these cultural objects have never been publicly displayed. From the Museum’s collections, visitors will view the ancient Calabash of Winds, or “Ipu Makani o Laʻamaomao.” According to Hawaiian cultural stories, the container is the sacred home of Laʻamaomao, a goddess of winds. It was obtained by King Kalākaua in 1883 and will be on display at Bishop Museum for this special exhibit, among many other cultural objects that tie into the voyaging legacy of Polynesia.

“Traditional Polynesian voyaging is an indispensable aspect of what makes the history and culture of the Pacific so extraordinary,” said Linda Lee Kuuleilani (Cissy) Farm, interim president and CEO of Bishop Museum. “PVS has taken this treasured heritage to the world stage, and we are thrilled to partner with them in this exhibit that explores and celebrates voyaging.”

Holo Moana: Generations of Voyaging was developed in partnership with PVS. The exhibit is made possible through generous support from the Joseph and Vera Long Foundation and Aqua-Aston Hospitality.

Bishop Museum Admission, Parking & Hours

General Admission                 Hawai‘i Residents, Hawai‘i College Students and Military with ID

Adults: $22.95                        Adults: $14.95

Seniors (65+): $19.95             Seniors (65+): $12.95

Juniors (4–17): $14.95            Juniors (4–17): $10.95

Child (3 and under): Free        Child (3 and under): Free

Children age 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Planetarium

Planetarium shows are an additional $2.95 per person per daytime show; free for members with ID.

Parking

$5 per car per visit; free for members with sticker.

 

Hours

Open every day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Bishop Museum Café by Highway Inn offers a limited menu of Hawaiian plates, poke bowls, sandwiches and snacks from 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. daily. Museum members receive a 10 percent discount with their membership card.

About Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum:

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum’s mission is to inspire our community and visitors through the exploration and celebration of the extraordinary history, culture, and environment of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. The Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his wife Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a royal descendant of King Kamehameha I. Today, the Museum thrives as an educational center for the community and is widely regarded as the world’s premier institution for Hawaiian and Pacific content. Its vast collections of more than 25 million objects represent nine disciplines and include more than 22 million biological specimens, 77,000 cultural objects, 115,000 historical publications, one million photographs, films, works of art, audio recordings and manuscripts. These collections tell the stories of the culture and biodiversity of Hawai‘i and the Pacific as well as the proud legacy of scholarly research spanning more than 125 years. Bishop Museum proudly serves more than 200,000 visitors each year, including 20,000 children on school visits. To learn more about the Museum’s research, collections, exhibits, and programs, visit www.BishopMuseum.org, follow @BishopMuseum on Twitter and Instagram, become a fan of Bishop Museum on Facebook, visit Bishop Museum’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/BishopMuseum, or call (808) 847-3511. Bishop Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Mālama Honua Book Release Party

Malama Honua Honolulu

This Friday, October  20 at 6pm, join us to celebrate the Mālama Honua book release by Patagonia and hear from crew members from the Polynesian Voyaging Society. We will also have photographer John Bilderback with us to share his photographic contributions to the voyage and book. Snacks and drinks will be served. Special guests include master navigators Nainoa Thompson and Bruce Blankenfeld from the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Performing artist Paula Fuga will also be on hand providing music and aloha.

PLEASE NOTE: Although this event is free, attendees need to register for tickets. Each person can sign up for a maximum of four tickets. To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/ward-village-8028881490

Friday, October 20 at 6pm
PATAGONIA HONOLULU
Howard Hughes IBM Courtyard
1240 Ala Moana Blvd
808.593.7502
@patagoniahonolulu

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Nainoa Thompson Listed Amongst Coastal Living’s Ocean Heroes

The following abbreviated story comes from our friends at Coastal Living where you can check out the full article.

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The ocean is my church; it’s everything for me.

I’m a little bit of a fish, and when I tour I feel like a fish out of water. When I return to the ocean it’s like a reset button. I feel like myself again. I’m home.

It’s easy to think that the ocean is so vast it can take care of itself. But that’s really not the case anymore, as I’ve come to learn when I travel and talk with the experts you’ll meet on these pages. When the expedi- tions are completed, or when we speak away from the cameras, our conversation continues—and it’s a conversation I hope you’ll join.

Why now? Now is always a good time. But it’s more than that: Our oceans need us. You can travel hundreds of miles from land into the bluest of deep blue waters and think all you see is beauty in every direction, without any trash in sight. Then you pull up the trawl skimming the ocean’s surface to find it loaded with plastic beads. This is what we call “smog of the sea,” which is also the name of a new documentary film I had a hand in making. These plastic particles endanger ecosystems and make their way up the food chain right back to us. Now add to this damage the threat of rising sea levels, toxic waste, whale strikes, and more.

I’ll let our heroes educate you on these subjects, and what they may mean for you and your family in the future. Instead I’ll quote Jean-Michel Cousteau: “We protect what we love.” I’m pretty sure we all love our life-giving oceans. Let’s work together to save them. Before it’s too late.
—Jack Johnson

Nainoa Thompson, President, Polynesian Voyaging Society

Charting the Way Forward
If Hawaiians have a real-life folk hero, it must be Nainoa Thompson. He’s the wayfinding wonder who for 40 years has reintroduced the Polynesian art of ocean navigation, charting his course by the stars in traditional, double-hull canoes without modern tools.

Bonus: Read our Q&A with Nainoa

In June 2017, Thompson and a team of crewmembers, including scientists and adventurers, returned to home port on Oahu, manning the legendary boat Hōkūle‘a and its support vessels after an incredible three-year journey circumnavigating the globe. The mission of this epic excursion: to spread the message of Mālama Honua—to care for our Island Earth.

“We didn’t know if we could do it,” Thompson says of the dangerous sail across 40,000 nautical miles, which took six years of strategic planning, intense physical training, and a fully refurbished canoe to navigate everything from 70-foot-high waves to the threat of Somali pirates. While modern technology was used for roughly half the voyage, its risks were still considerable. “But what is more dangerous,” Thompson asks. “The hurricanes, the pirates, the mosquitoes, and the rogue waves? Or … to keep the canoe tied to the dock because you’re afraid to go?”

Thompson and 245 vetted sailors steered the Hōkūle‘a in crews of 12 to 14 at a time, spreading Mālama Honua to more than 100,000 people in ports in the South Pacific, the Indian and Atlantic oceans, the Caribbean, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil, the United States, and Canada.

Thompson, now back home, considers his island neighbor Jack Johnson and his fellow ocean heroes. “We’re all on the same voyage to protect our oceans. We’re in different professions,” he says, “but we’re going to the same place.”

Take Action: Love the ocean like Nainoa Thompson actively does—as does every heroic advocate, scientist, and explorer on these pages. Pledge today to do your part to help save it. Find out how at coastalliving.com/saveourseas.

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Hōkūleʻa Update | September 26, 2017 – Kaʻui Fu


Whether it’s preschool or high school students, Kaʻui Fu absolutely shines when she’s inspiring students to discover elements of wayfinding and voyaging. During outreach events today at the Hanalei Bay Pier, Kaʻui helped over 200 students and teachers who came to meet crewmembers and tour the decks of Hōkūleʻa.

A sincere mahalo to all of the Kauaʻi schools and to the outreach coordinators who volunteered their entire day to inspire these keiki.

All photos © 2017 Todd Yamashita, Polynesian Voyaging Society

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Hōkūleʻa Greeted by Hundreds During Her Hanalei Arrival

Crewmembers aboard Hōkūleʻa and sister canoe Hikianalia arrived this morning to Kauaʻi greeted by scores of outrigger paddlers, ocean enthusiasts and a pod of dolphins as they entered Hanalei Bay. Hundreds of ʻohana and supporters lined the pier to near-capacity where the crew was greeted ashore by students, Hawaiian practitioners and a hula halau and other supporters from across the island.

IMG_6893Voyagers departed from Haleiwa, Oʻahu yesterday and reached their destination after 12 hours of sailing through the night amid clear skies and steady tradewinds. Hōkūleʻa was captained by Kamaki Worthington, North Shore resident, while navigation student Koral McCarthy provided direction via traditional Polynesian wayfinding techniques.

IMG_7110“Hōkūleʻa pulls people together. We prepare for her visit like we would for a visit from Tutu. She teaches us about respect and challenges us to rise up to our kuleana. She reminds us how we treat her is how we should treat our earth and each other,” said McCarthy who also coordinated arrival ceremonies and much of the week’s coming events.

The Kauaʻi port stop and outreach events were planned by the Polynesian Voyaging Society and coordinated by local community members and supporters as part of the Mahalo Hawaiʻi, Sail, an extension of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. The sail includes similar visits to every major Hawaiian island into 2018.

During the 3-day Kauaʻi engagement, crewmembers will participate with the community in events and activities that will highlight the recent Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage as well as the work being done within Kauaʻi communities to care for Island Earth.

Events during the stop will include outreach opportunities, local school visits, cultural exchanges, and crew presentations. The following events have been scheduled to date. The public is encouraged to check hokulea.com and Facebook for daily updates.

Kauaʻi Engagement Schedule

(*All dates and times subject to change)
(Local contact Kaʻui Fu: 808-652-0886 kauifu@gmail.com, or Koral McCarthy: 808-634-0194 korai.wainiha@gmail.com)

Monday, September 25
A.M. Scheduled school tours and visits – by appointment only
2:30-5:30pm Dockside outreach at Hanalei Bay Pier – public welcome
P.M. ʻOahi O Makana, a Hawaiian protocol event – public viewing from Hanalei Bay to Haʻena areas

Tuesday, September 25
A.M. Scheduled dockside school tours and visits – by appointment only
P.M. Hōkūleʻa tentative departure for Oahu – public welcome

Saturday, September 30 (post departure)
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mālama Hulēʻia workday at the fishpond at Niumalu Park

October through May port dates will be posted as they become available.

All photos © 2017 PVS, Todd Yamashita

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Hōkūleʻa Update | September 24, 2017: Koral McCarthy

Hokulea student navigator Koral McCarthy brings us our morning update as Crewmember prepare to arrive at Hanalei Bay Kauai. About the Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail
The Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail will give PVS an opportunity to thank Hawaiʻi’s people, bring Hōkūleʻa home to all of Hawaiʻi, share lessons learned from the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage and deepen the organization’s connection and understanding of the important work being done here in the islands to care for our Island Earth. During the port visits, PVS will engage with schools, organizations, and community members through outreach events, service projects, crew presentations and canoe tours.

All photos © 2017 Todd Yamashita, Polynesian Voyaging Society

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