CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Kaʻiulani Murphy
Crew Profile: Kaʻiulani Murphy
PVS Member Since 1997
HOMETOWN:
Waimea, Hawaii
PRIMARY DUTY:
Watch Captain
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Navigation student
WORLDWIDE VOYAGE LEGS SAILED:
2017 Hawaiʻi Homecoming, Leg 21: New York to Maine, Leg 5: Samoa to Aotearoa, 2014 Tahiti
Born and raised in Waimea and Waipiʻo Valley on the island of Hawaiʻi, Kaʻiulani Murphy developed a passion for voyaging while a Hawaiian Studies student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Since 1998, she has served as a crew member with Hōkūleʻa and the Polynesian Voyaging Society, participating in voyages to Rapa Nui, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Micronesia and Japan, and the recent Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Kaʻiulani feels privileged to learn from extraordinary mentors and to share her experiences with students at Honolulu Community College and UH Mānoa where she teaches courses in Hawaiian astronomy, navigation and voyaging.
