CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Mark Ellis
Kamehameha Schools Photo by Michael Young.
Crew Profile: Mark Ellis
PVS Member Since 2007
HOMETOWN:
Honolulu, Hawaii
PRIMARY DUTY:
Captain
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Education, cultural protocol and apprentice navigator
From Oahu, Mark Ellis is an educator and member of Polynesian Voyaging Society. In his classes he focuses on lessons that teach about the past, present, and future of Polynesian canoe engineering.
To him Hōkūleʻa means opportunity: opportunity for all who are sailing to learn, grow and to make a positive difference in our own lives, our Ohana, our Ahupuaa, our Moku, our Pae Aina and our Honua.
To him Hōkūleʻa means opportunity: opportunity for all who are sailing to learn, grow and to make a positive difference in our own lives, our Ohana, our Ahupuaa, our Moku, our Pae Aina and our Honua.
