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Hōkūleʻa Update | September 23, 2017: Kamaki Worthington

Captain Kamaki Worthington bringing you this afternoon’s voyaging update from the Māhalo Hawaiʻi, Sail as crewmembers depart Haleiwa, Oahu for Hanalei, 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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Hōkūleʻa to Set Sail for Kauaʻi

Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart the Haleiwa Boat Harbor for Hanalei Bay, Kauaʻi as part of the Mahalo Hawaiʻi, Sail. Crewmembers are preparing to set sail on Saturday afternoon, September 23 at 2:30 p.m. and arrive to Kauaʻi the following morning . The arrival will include a public arrival ceremony at 10 a.m..

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 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)

Saturday, September 23

  • 2:30 p.m. Hōkūleʻa departure from Haleʻiwa Boat Harbor, Oʻahu – public welcome

Sunday, September 24

  • 10 a.m. Hōkūleʻa arrival ceremony and community paʻina at Hanalei Bay Pier – public welcome

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 Nuimalu Park

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

About the Mahalo, Hawaiʻi Sail

The Mahalo, HawaiʻiSail will give PVS an opportunity to thank Hawaiʻi’s people, bring Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia 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 the earth. During the port visits, PVS will engage with schools and organizations through outreach events, service projects, crew presentations and canoe tours.

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Hōkūleʻa is Visiting Oʻahu’s North Shore

Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart the Marine Education Training Center (METC) at Sand Island on Thursday, September 14, and will sail to the next stop on the Mahalo, Hawaiʻi Sail: Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu.  During the 10-day Haleʻiwa engagement, crew members 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 on Oʻahu’s North Shore to care for Island Earth.

Events during the stop in Haleʻiwa will include outreach events, local school visits, service projects, crew presentations, and canoe tours. The following events have been scheduled to date.

Haleʻiwa Engagement Schedule

(*All dates and times subject to change)
(Local contact email: hokuinhaleiwa@gmail.com.  Updates on Wanana Paoa Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/wanana.paoa.7)

Friday, September 15

7:00 p.m. – Hōkūleʻa Crew Talk Story, Surfer, the Bar at Turtle Bay Resort
Polynesian Voyaging Society president and navigator Nainoa Thompson along with crewmembers from the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage will share stories from the epic three-year journey around the globe. Free and open to the public.Participants (tentative): Nainoa Thompson, Kamaki Worthington, Kaimana Bacarse, Eric Co, Sam Kapoi, Kalepa Baybayan, http://www.turtlebayresort.com/Oahu-Restaurants/Surfer-The-Bar

Saturday, September 16

10:00 a.m. – Arrival ceremony at Haleʻiwa Harbor
Join the Hale’iwa community to ho’okipa Hōkūle’a to Hale’iwa.

1 – 5 p.m. – Public Canoe Tours, Haleʻiwa Harbor
Visit Hōkūle’a and take a tour of the wa’a

Sunday, September 17

1 – 5 p.m. – Public Canoe Tours, Haleʻiwa Harbor
Visit Hōkūle’a and take a tour of the wa’a

UPDATE 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Hōkūleʻa Crew Talk Story, Surfer, the Bar at Turtle Bay Resort
Polynesian Voyaging Society navigators will share how they apply ancestral wisdom and ʻike through storms, doldrums, and more in their experiences around the world. Free and open to the public. Participants (tentative) – Kamaki Worthington moderator, Austin Kino, Noelani Kamalu, Jason Patterson, Bryson Hoe, Kaleo Wong

Monday, September 18 & Tuesday, September 19

All Day Scheduled school tours and visits.  (By appointment only)

Wednesday, September 20

All Day Scheduled school tours and visits. (By appointment only)

6 – 9 p.m. – Hōkūleʻa Crew & North Shore Community Talk Story, Potluck & Kanikapila, at Waimea Valley
Special guests from Hōkūleʻa crew and local organizations will share inspirational stories about the Worldwide Voyage and discuss how it has catalyzed action in our North Shore, Oʻahu community. Celebrate progress and learn how you and your ʻohana can be involved. https://www.waimeavalley.net/

Thursday, September 21

All Day Scheduled school tours and visits. (By appointment only)

Friday, September 22

Morning Scheduled school tours and visits. (By appointment only)

6:30 – 9 p.m. – Hōkūleʻa Crew Talk Story at Patagonia Haleʻiwa
John Bilderback will present a photographerʻs view tracking brilliant moments and events throughout the epic three-year Mālama Honua journey around the globe alongside Worldwide Voyage crewmembers who sailed Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia. Free and open to the public. http://www.patagonia.com/patagonia-north-shore-66-250-kamehameha-highway-haleiwa-hawaii-96712/store_924602999.html

Saturday, September 23

2 p.m. Hōkūleʻa departs for Hanalei

September Port Dates (tentative and subject to change):

  • September 15 – 22, 2017: Haleʻiwa

  • September 24 – 26, 2017: Hanalei

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

About the Mahalo, Hawaiʻi Sail

The Mahalo, Hawaiʻi Sail will give PVS an opportunity to thank Hawaiʻi’s people, bring Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia 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 the earth. During the port visits, PVS will engage with schools and organizations through outreach events, service projects, crew presentations and canoe tours.

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Fresh Hōkūleʻa Gear Available Now, Including Kid Sizes

For fans and supporters of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Hōkūleʻa’s Homecoming this summer was celebrated as one of the biggest highlights of her forty-plus years of voyaging.

Whether you were able to attend the event or not, for a limited time, you can continue to celebrate this historic event by purchasing official Homecoming merchandise.

Souvenir shirts, as well as a fresh batch of Mālama Honua shirts, are available for purchase now directly from the PVS online store.

If you’ve got keiki or grandchildren, we’ve also got a limited number of children’s sizes available.

A Purchase with a Purpose: Your purchase directly supports the efforts of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, a 501c3.

Mahalo for your support!

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Hōkūleʻa Maui Events

The first stop of the Mahalo, Hawaiʻi Sail will be at Honolua Bay, Maui, where Hōkūleʻa first departed on her maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1976. The crew will begin to mahalo and mālama Hawai’i by participating in the planting of 1,000 koa seedlings as part of a series of community engagement events in West Maui. In partnership with the Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc. through the conservation department of the Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve, State of Hawaiʻi DLNR, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaiʻi and Kamehameha Schools Maui, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crewmembers will be engaging with schools and the community in West Maui where they are scheduled to conduct presentations and canoe tours (see detailed schedule below).
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Polynesian Voyaging Society Launches Hōkūleʻa’s Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail

Hōkūleʻa departed the Marine Education Training Center (METC) at Sand Island today to begin the Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail. The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced some of the stops that the canoe will be making during this six-month voyage throughout the Hawaiian Islands:

Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail

*Ports and dates are subject to change

  • August-September: Maui (Honolua), Oʻahu (Haleʻiwa), Kauaʻi (ports TBD)
  • October: Hawaiʻi Island (ports TBD), Maui (Hana)
  • November: Maui (Maʻalaea/Wailea), Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi
  • Late-November to mid-December:Oʻahu (Windward)
  • January: Oʻahu (Leeward, East and South)

The Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail will give PVS an opportunity to thank Hawaiʻi’s people, bring Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia 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 the earth. During the port visits, PVS will engage with schools and organizations through outreach events, service projects, crew presentations and canoe tours.
The first stop will be at Honolua Bay, Maui, where Hōkūleʻa first departed on her maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1976. The crew will begin to mahalo and mālama Hawai’i by participating in the planting of 1,000 koa seedlings as part of a series of community engagement events in West Maui. In partnership with the Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc. through the conservation department of the Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve, State of Hawaiʻi DLNR, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaiʻi and Kamehameha Schools Maui, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crew
members will be engaging with schools and the community in West Maui where they are scheduled to conduct presentations and canoe tours (see detailed schedule below).

Voyaging canoe Hikianalia is scheduled to depart Sand Island on Friday, August 18, and will join Hōkūleʻa at Honolua Bay on Saturday, August 19.

Honolua Bay Engagement Schedule (Events are free and open to the public):
*All dates and times schedule to change

Thursday, August 17

  • 4 pm Hōkūleʻa arrives at Honolua Bay, Honolua Bay Ramp
  • 6 pm Huliau Film & Lecture Series presents Ola ʻo Maui Nui featuring speakers from the 1976 Voyage and Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage crew at Kamehameha Schools Maui, Keōpūolani Hale

Friday, August 18

  • KS-Honolua9:30-12:30 pm Kamehameha Schools Maui students and teachers visit with Hōkūleʻa crew at Honolua for informational activities and service project
  • 6:30 pm Crew Talk Story at Westin Nanea (Participating crew members: Max Yarawamai, Archie Kalepa, Lehua Kamalu and Billy Richards)
  • Kaanapali6:30-8:00 pm Crew Talk Story at Kaanapali Beach Hotel (Participating crew members: Mark Ellis, Kekaimalu Lee, Kaʻiulani Murphy and Pua Lincoln)

Saturday, August 19

  • 8-8:30 am Cultural welcome at Honolua Bay
  • 9 am-5 pm Informational activities
  • 10:30 am-1 pm Planting of koa and native plants with Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve makai conservation area. For information, visit puukukui.org
  • 2-5 pm Public canoe tours and informational activities at Honolua Bay Ramp
  • 7 pm Hōkūleʻa Revisted: 1976 Crew Member Talk at Ritz Carlton Kapalua (Participating crew members: Buffalo Keaulana, Snake Ah Hee, Billy Richards, John Kruse, Gordon Piʻianaia, Penny Martin, Kimo Lyman, Marion Lyman-Mersereau, Makaala Yates and Kainoa Lee)

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Sunday, August 20

  • 8 am-5 pm Public canoe tours at Honolua Bay Ramp
  • TBD Crew Talk at Sheraton Maui (Puu Kukui Watershed representatives and and Hōkūleʻa crew)
  • 6:30 pm Crew Talk at Montage Kapalua Bay (Participating crew members: Kalepa Baybayan, Kalā Tanaka and Austin Kino
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Hōkūleʻa’s Mahalo Hawaiʻi Sail to Launch at Honolua Bay

On August 16, 2017, voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will depart the Marine Education Training Center (METC) at Sand Island to begin the Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail. The first stop will be at Honolua Bay, Maui, where Hōkūleʻa first launched for her maiden voyage in 1976 and where she will now begin to mahalo and mālama Hawai’i with a planting of 4,000 koa seedlings as part of a series of events in West Maui. After the Honolua Bay visit, the canoes will continue to approximately 40 additional ports and connect with nearly 80 communities throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

The Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail will give Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) an opportunity to thank Hawaiʻi’s people, bring Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia 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 the earth. During the port visits, PVS will engage with schools and organizations through outreach events, service projects, crew presentations and canoe tours.

“Now that we have returned from our three-year voyage around the world, we are looking forward to reconnecting with and thanking the people of Hawai’i,” said Nainoa Thompson, president of PVS. “It’s also time now to discover and shine the light on what people and organizations are doing to turn inspiration into action for the betterment of our island home and the earth. This first engagement planned at Honolua Bay and Waokele ʻo Honolua by the West Maui community is an example of what we are hoping to support during this sail,” he added.

Honolua Bay was chosen as the first stop on the Mahalo, Hawai’i Sail because it was the location where the Hōkūleʻa’s maiden voyage to Tahiti was launched in 1976. In partnership with the Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc. through the conservation department of the Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve, State of Hawaiʻi DLNR, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaiʻi and Kamehameha Schools Maui, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crew members will be engaging with schools and the community in West Maui where they are scheduled to conduct presentations and canoe tours (see detailed schedule below). On Saturday, August 19, crew members will join the community and participate in a project to plant 4,000 koa trees and thousands of other native plants in the Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve ma kai conservation area. At one time, koa trees were used to make voyaging canoes, but today there are few of these native trees remaining which are large enough to do so.

Honolua Bay Engagement Schedule:
*All dates and times schedule to change

  • Wednesday, August 16, 11 p.m. – Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart METC at Sand Island
  • Thursday, August 17, 4 p.m. – Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrive at Honolua Bay
  • Thursday, August 17, 6 p.m. – Mālama Honua Voyage sharing by crew members of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia at Kamehameha Schools Maui, Keōpūolani Hale (Free and Open to the public)
  • Friday, August 18, 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. – Kamehameha Schools Maui visit with Hōkūleʻa crew and planting
  • Saturday, August 19, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Planting of 4,000 koa trees and thousands of other native plants at Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve ma kai conservation area (limited parking available)
  • Saturday, August 19, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Public canoe tours, Honolua Bay Ramp
  • Sunday, August 20, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Public canoe tours, Honolua Bay Ramp

TBD– Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart Honolua Bay

About Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve:
Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve is the largest private nature preserve in the state of Hawaiʻi. Extending across more than 9,000 acres from ma uka to ma kai of Mauna Kahālāwai on Mauiʻs West side, it is home to some of the rarest endangered flora and fauna in the islands. This pristine area is a vital water source for Mauiʻs community and one of the wettest spots on earth. Most recently, under new management, the ancestral wisdom of Hawaiian elders has been laid as the foundation for conservation efforts in the preserve; providing a culturally sensitive and informed approach to managing the thriving native ecosystem of Puʻu Kukui. Conservation endeavors include non-native invasive species control, weed control, monitoring, research and most importantly protecting rare species.

Click here for a PDF of this news release.

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Join Us at Jack Johnson Honolulu Concerts, Aug 4th – 5th

Aloha Friends, Partners and Supporters of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, we are pleased to announce that the Polynesian Voyaging Society will be participating once again in the All At Once Jack Johnson Summer Tour.

jack-johnson-hawaiiJack Johnson grew up surfing and playing guitar in Hawaii. Since 2001, he has released six studio albums and two live albums that have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. His Brushfire Records label and touring crew have been leaders in the greening of the music industry and his All At Once social action network connects fans with local non-profits at each tour stop.  Jack, with his wife Kim, founded the Kokua Hawaiʻi Foundation to support environmental education in Hawaii’s schools and communities, as well as the Johnson Ohana Foundation to support environmental, art and music education worldwide. Kokua Hawaiʻi Foundation has been a pivotal partner in the Promise to Paeʻ Āina Collective Impact Effort, the environmental initiative of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage.

As part of our continued efforts in the Mālama Honua movement and to encourage lifelong engagement in a culture of sustainability, conservation and green practices, we are excited to be a nonprofit partner in the 2017 Jack Johnson Summer Tour and All At Once community – a fun interactive network connecting nonprofits with citizens who are passionate in building and sustaining a healthier community and planet. This year’s All At Once campaign focuses on engaging and empowering people to produce and support sustainable local food systems and champion plastic free initiatives. Join us on this collective impact journey to make and sustain long-lasting change for our environment, and for the betterment of all of Island Earth.

This one-of-a-kind community tour is heading to Hawaiʻi the first weekend of August! Jack Johnson will be performing in his hometown on August 4th & 5th at the Waikiki Shell. We invite you all to join us and be a part of the All At Once Community – take environmental action and create global change!!!!

HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION & CREATE CHANGE:

  1. Check out and explore the All At Once website: http://www.allatonce.org. There are an array of exciting and creative ideas on how to take action in your homes, schools, workplaces and communities, including numerous opportunities on how to engage in local food sustainability practices, plastic free initiatives and the mālama honua mission – you do not have to go to a Jack Johnson concert to be a part of this global movement!

  2. Visit our PVS Booth at the Jack Johnson show on August 4th and 5th at the Waikiki Shell. Talk story with Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crew members who will be onsite before the concert, along with other local nonprofits. Learn about navigation and ancient wayfinding practices, our Promise Commitments in environment, education, health & well-being, share with us your Stories of Hope for Hawaiʻi, and your promise and action to Mālama Honua, to care of our Island Earth. To purchase concert tickets visit here, but hurry, there are hardly any spots left!

  3. Help us raise funds to continue the Mālama Honua movement and be a part of our next big journey  – the Mahalo Hawaiʻi Statewide Sail. Donate now to the Polynesian Voyaging Society and double the impact of your gift. The Johnson ʻOhana Charitable Foundation (JOCF) is generously matching donations contributed to PVS, either at the concert or directly to our organization through September 1st 2017, for up to a total of $2500. You can make a secure tax-deductible donation on our website or by sending a check payable to “Polynesian Voyaging Society” and mailed to: 10 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819. Make a contribution right now and your money will be doubled!

  4. Capture YOUR Commitment! Show us by YOUR actions, YOUR choices and YOUR words on how you support sustainable local food and plastic free initiatives. Choose a commitment here (or make up your own), take a photo or make a video, then share your commitment on instagram or twitter using the hashtags #AAOPlasticFree or #AAOLocalFood. Visit this website for examples: http://www.allatonce.org/commitment

  5. Watch The Smog of the Sea Film or host a special community screening. We were honored to showcase The Smog of the Sea film at the Mālama Honua Homecoming Summit held at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center on June 18th – 20th. The film chronicles a 1-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen invited onboard an unusual crew to help him study the sea: renowned surfers Keith & Dan Malloy, musician Jack Johnson, spearfisher woman Kimi Werner, and bodysurfer Mark Cunningham. The crew became citizen scientists on a mission to assess the fate of plastics in the world’s oceans. The film helps to dispel the myth of a giant floating garbage patch and shows the reality – smog of microplastics permeating the world’s oceans. You can watch the film online at www.smogofthesea.com or email Jessica@jackjohnsonmusic.com if you would like to host a screening in your own community.

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