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I have a tradition that I follow whenever I voyage to islands I haven’t been to before—I drop a small kohatu (stone) into the waters of those Islands to allow me and mine to connect with these places

Education is core to the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. We are all aware of the seemingly daunting challenges facing us, and our children are key to providing the 21st Century skills of innovation, collaboration and problem solving.

There's something to be said about a group of people from different backgrounds and ages, cultures and beliefs who are voyaging to a destination together.

The world has not gotten any smaller, but its problems are growing. In realizing that we cannot shrink these global problems we must rise to their scale to create global solutions.

It was wet. It was cold. It was downright spooky. I wouldnʻt say morale was down, but it wasnʻt up either. Imagine floating in the blackness of sea ad sky, directionless, untethered both physically and mentally.

Each of us was born for this generation and time, to step up, imagine, innovate, and hold to our visions in all kinds of weather.

Eric Co and Jenna Ishii share the mission of the Worldwide Voyage with other Brightspots from around the world.

For the youngest crewmember on this leg, It's a lot of work to earn the invitation onto the canoe, but it’s not impossible. For him, it has been worth all the blood, sweat, and tears.