Singer-songwriter and conservationist Jack Johnson names the master navigator in a list of scientists, advocates, and deep-sea legends who tirelessly fight to protect our oceans.
In 1980, after training for three years with Will Kyselka and Mau Piailug, Nainoa boarded Hōkūleʻa as the first Hawaiian navigator in centuries to set out for Tahiti.
Pwo navigator Nainoa Thompson expresses his vision of sustainability and environmental consciousness at a gathering hosted by the U.S. State Department.