CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Gordon Piʻianaia
Crew Profile: Gordon Piʻianaia
PVS Member Since 1976
HOMETOWN:
Honolulu, Hawaii
PRIMARY DUTY:
Captain
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
WORLDWIDE VOYAGE LEGS SAILED:
Leg 6: Waitangi to Auckland
Gordon sailed on the return leg from Tahiti to Hawai'i of Hōkūleʻa's maiden voyage in 1976. He has served as Hōkūleʻa's captain on many voyages. Gordon is a retired naval officer, Geography professor at the University of Hawaii, and served as director of the Hawaiian Studies Institute at Kamehameha Schools.
Gordon has a strong personal and spiritual connection to Hōkūleʻa and hopes that more people become involved in PVS through the Worldwide Voyage. Gordon craves nothing while at sea; he only craves being at sea while back on land.
Gordon has a strong personal and spiritual connection to Hōkūleʻa and hopes that more people become involved in PVS through the Worldwide Voyage. Gordon craves nothing while at sea; he only craves being at sea while back on land.
