Ask the Crew | Michi Wong: Why do you want to sail on Hōkūleʻa?

Crewmember, Michi Wong answers a question from Ilana, a 4th grader from Puʻuhale Elementary School.


Periodically, we highlight the most original Ask-the-Crew questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask-the-Crew responses here. Want to submit a question? Ask the crew by clicking here.

Ask the Crew | Bob Perkins: How’s Hikianalia’s Sailing Performance?

Captain Bob Perkins answers questions from James in Pago Pago. How close to the wind can boat point? How fast does the boat go on a reach? How is the boat steared with the sweep?

Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask the Crew a Question videos here. Also, check our list of other questions that have been answered. Have your own question that hasn’t been asked?  You can ask the crew from here.

Ask the Crew | Linda Furuto: What do you do in ports that have few school children?

Keaumiki, from Ewa, Hawaii asks what crewmembers do when there are not many schools or children when they get to port?

Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask the Crew a Question videos here. Also, check our list of other questions that have been answered. Have your own question that hasn’t been asked?  You can ask the crew from here.

Ask the Crew | Kula Barbieto: How will this voyage later affect you?

Amaya from Kamehameha Elementary, Maui Campus, asks crewmember Kula how the voyage will later affect her?

Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask the Crew a Question videos here. Also, check our list of other questions that have been answered. Have your own question that hasn’t been asked?  You can ask the crew from here.

Ask the Crew | Brad Wong: How did you prepare for cultural protocol?

Kaʻena, from Kamehameha Elementary, Maui Campus, wants to know more about protocol and cultural preparation for crewmembers aboard the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask the Crew a Question videos here. Also, check our list of other questions that have been answered. Have your own question that hasn’t been asked?  You can ask the crew from here.

Ask the Crew | Linda Furuto: Can you sing Hōkūleʻa Hula?

KC from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa asks for a special musical request and gets more than was asked.

Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask the Crew a Question videos here. Also, check our list of other questions that have been answered. Have your own question that hasn’t been asked?  You can ask the crew from here.

Ask the Crew | Brad Wong: How do you show aloha and mālama on the waʻa?

Malama Honua Public Charter School teacher and students ask Brad Wong how crewmembers show aloha and mālama on the canoe.

Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers with a video response. Check out more Ask the Crew a Question videos here. Also, check our list of other questions that have been answered. Have your own question that hasn’t been asked?  You can ask the crew from here.

Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia Successfully Depart American Samoa

Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia, after successfully departing American Samoa yesterday, have  made landfall in Apia, Samoa early this morning. The canoes and crew will join the United Nations Small Island Developing States Conference scheduled for September 1 through September 4, as a part of a larger partnership promoting environmental sustainability and ocean health for islands around the world.

For more information about the conference: http://www.sids2014.org

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