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It’s official – the Polynesian Voyaging Society store is now open online.

Care for our Island Earth and help chart a course for hope! Encourage others to join along the journey with official Mālama Honua logo wear. The Polynesian Voyaging Society has men’s and women’s T-shirts, tank-tops and hats available now for purchase online.

A purchase with purpose

Buying merchandise from our online store directly supports the efforts of our crewmembers and navigators as they sail the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. All proceeds go directly to the Polynesian Voyaging Society and help us to continue our voyage toward a sustainable future.

With multiple items to choose from, and a broad assortment of styles and colors to match, we are sure you’ll find something perfect for your next tree planting or beach cleanup.

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Update | January 29, 2015

Three kilometers inland along the winding banks of the Ngauroro River sits the 102 year-old marae, Kohupātiki, Flounders in the Mist. The 10-crew of Hōkūle’a along with the young crew from the escort vessel Tranquility have settled into the whare nui and resting after a 48 hour bumpy ride north from the seaward capital of New Zealand, Wellington, to the coastal port of Napier. In a land called Rotopounamu, Green Springs, for the numerous springs that percolate upward through the rich soils, the orchard filled landscape that surrounds us at the marae is stunning to behold. Last night as golden hue filled the sky, a flock of tui and komako birds followed the setting sun and returned to their nest for an evening rest.

This coast is rich, acres of logs line the commercial harbor as the await shipment for processing to some distant port where they will undoubtedly be turned into framing timbers for new homes. Today is a workday for our escort vessel Tranquility. Cameron is going over the details for the new electronics install aboard Hōkūle’a, refueling, and cleaning. Hōkūle’a’s crew have the morning off and playing a round of touch rugby in the yard. In the afternoon they will be touring a river restoration project led by Uncle Tom McGuire, adjusting the tow bridle and lightening the water stores onboard the canoe, and closing with a late sail aboard Te Matau A Maui.

I will continue to coordinate our next move north to Gisborne, and the weather models have to show marginal conditions before I authorize the move to the next port up the chain. The crew is well fed and rested, excited to explore and learn about the lands of Rotopounamu, and to reaffirm old acquaintances and make new friends.

 From Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud,

Nga Mihi,
na Kālepa

Continue to follow the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage by visiting us online and joining our global movement towards a more sustainable Island Earth.

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Livestream: Hōkūleʻa & Hikianalia Arrival Ceremony in Waitangi, Aotearoa

The livestream event is today and can be viewed here. Please note that because of our remote location and limited bandwidth, the broadcast quality may fluctuate throughout the event.

Visit our livestream page here.

  • Hawaii Standard Time Schedule: Friday, Nov. 14
    12:45 p.m.: Live streaming event coverage begins
    1-3 p.m.: Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia sail into Bay of Islands and moor at Te Tii Beach
    3:30-5 p.m.: Powhiri (welcoming ceremony) at Te Tii Marae
    5:30-9:30 p.m.: Dinner and program in the Whare Kai
  • New Zealand Daylight Savings Time: Saturday, Nov. 15
    11:45 a.m.: Live streaming event coverage begins.
    12-2 p.m.: Canoes sail into Bay of Islands and moor offshore of Te Tii Beach.
    2:30-4 p.m.: Powhiri at Te Tii Marae
    4:30-8:30 p.m.: Dinner and program to honor elders

More than 100 Hawaiians will gather in Waitangi this Saturday to take part in a historic arrival ceremony for their canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia. The Polynesian voyagers, their families and support crews are part of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, and recognized by Maori as Ngāti Ruawāhia – the sixth tribe of Te Tai Tokerau. Māori hosts and accompanying waka (canoes) will welcome the Hawaiian voyaging canoes as they come ashore. Powhiri at Te Tii Marae will be followed by tributes to Sir James Henare, Tupi Puriri, Myron “Pinky” Thompson and Hector Busby – honored leaders who were present when Hōkūleʻa first arrived to the same beach in 1985. The program will also feature performances from local kapa haka groups and visiting students from Kamehameha Schools.
 
The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage will cover 47,000 nautical miles, 85 ports, and 26 countries and continue through 2017. The Hawaiian name for this journey, Mālama Honua, means “To Care for our Island Earth” and will take the canoes across Earth’s oceans to grow a global movement toward a more sustainable world. The Worldwide Voyage is being navigated by traditional wayfinding techniques, utilizing stars, waves, wind and birds as mapping points for direction. Training and education is a critical part of the voyage, which will culminate with our new generation of navigators who will take the helm in 2017 and guide Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia back to Polynesia after circumnavigating the globe.

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“Konnichiwa! Aloha!”

Saki_UchidaThis week, crewmember Saki Uchida shared the message of Mālama Honua—care for our Island Earth—with students from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Using videoconference technology, she connected with the Tokyo students from her alma mater live from the deck of waʻa kaulua Hikianalia.

Seven years ago, Saki was a student at that very university herself, greeting Hōkūleʻa at port in Japan. Like many of us crewmembers, Saki knew in a moment that she was destined to make the waʻa part of her family and her life. Saki followed her dream to Hawaiʻi speaking no English, full of hope and determination to learn whatever was needed to become part of our ohana waʻa. Saki’s story is an amazing one, destined to inspire children in Japan and around the world to follow their dreams and explore the world with dedication and with heart.

Saki is now a crewmember on the Worldwide Voyage, and since the May launch of Hikianalia, she has been with the waʻa every single day, as a crewmember, watch captain, quartermaster, and apprentice navigator. Saki shared those experiences and more with students in Japan. Students in the classroom took turns asking her questions on topics ranging from navigation to marine science.

Through our “Canoe to Classroom” program, Saki connected to her classroom via a tablet computer and satellite connection on board Hikianalia. On previous voyages, a successful satellite phone call was heralded as a great feat; today, we have the technological capacity to bring the Worldwide Voyage and its mission to Mālama Honua to people and places around the world.

We are out here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, celebrating the traditions and values of voyaging in the old way, and using technology to link this experience to learners of all ages across the globe. We embrace technology as an important tool to educate and inspire, show the relevance of our ancient wisdom in the contemporary world, and share in the experiences, wisdom, and values of others. This is our third canoe, www.hokulea.com – our vessel for sharing the wonder, excitement and inspiration of the voyage with the world around us.

Watch Saki’s crewmember profile video to learn more about the amazing journey of preparation that allowed her to join the Worldwide Voyage.

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Underwater in American Samoa - By Kula Barkieto

One Ocean, One Island Earth: Pacific Marine Monument Now the Largest in the World

On September 25, 2014, the United States created the largest protected area in the world by expanding the Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument.

The marine preserve will protect deep-sea coral reefs that are vulnerable to the changes in our climate. Signed by President Obama, the proclamation protects our “highly pristine deep sea” in perpetuity from commercial fishing and deep-water mining.

The crew of our Worldwide Voyage is circling the globe to find and share stories of hope that can bring us together to care for the one ocean and the one island earth that we share. We join our broader community of ocean advocates and champions around the world to celebrate this story of hope. We also are inspired by the local efforts we are seeing throughout the Pacific to expand the traditional practices that have honored and protected our oceans for millennia. Celebrating and returning to these practices that emphasize balance and interdependence can create a huge impact when all the efforts are added together.

The new marine monument announcement coincides with the first time our voyagers are diving to officially bring the WWV underwater and show what a protected, healthy tropical reef can look like. Our crew are currently in American Sāmoa, just south of the newly expanded marine monument. This area has been protected federally by NOAA since 1986.

For those of you who have not yet signed on to our One Ocean, One Island Earth movement, please join us here. We look forward to learning about and sharing stories of hope, and working together at key moments. For example, this January, countries will decide whether to negotiate a new treaty that would allow the creation of fully protected areas in the international waters that make up two thirds of the world’s ocean. We look forward to our ongoing conversation. Until then, mahalo nui for voyaging with us for a sustainable future.

Click here for Nainoa Thompson’s fellow Ocean Elder, Sir Richard Branson, on the new ocean preserve.

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Jenna Ishii Hangout

Hangout | Sustainable Youth Leadership Conference

Through Google Hangouts, Hōkūleʻa apprentice navigator Jenna Ishii talks to Sustainable Youth Leadership members on Maui about making record time from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi.

Through Google Hangouts On Air, we are able to bring classrooms from around the globe with us on the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Together we are sharing experiences, and inspiring communities everywhere to navigate towards positive change for all. Visit the Canoe to Classroom page on our website to find out more.

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Hawaiian Airlines ShoutOut Crew

ShoutOut | Mahalo Hawaiian Airlines!

Crewmember, Kula Barbieto and Mālama Honua crewmembers mahalo Hawaiian Airlines for their sponsorship of the Worldwide Voyage.

Each of our crewmembers have adopted schools and other organizations that they’d like to highlight along the voyage. We also recognize our education partners and voyaging sponsors as an integral part of our voyage. See more of our ShoutOuts here.

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ShoutOut | Rex Lokeni to the National Marine Sanctuary American Samoa

Crewmember Rex Lokeni, recognizes the hard work being done by the individuals at the National Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa.

Each of our crewmembers have adopted schools and other organizations that they’d like to highlight along the voyage. We also recognize our education partners and voyaging sponsors as an integral part of our voyage. See more of our ShoutOuts here.

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