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As their mālama honua journey throughout the Pacific comes to a close the crews made time to mālama the waʻa that have sustained them – over 3,500 miles thus far!

Mālama Honua is not just about the canoe traveling around the world. Mālama Honua is how we have the ability to thrive if we work together.

In one breath, we are reminded that we are kanaka honua. men of the land, and that there is a point after our time on the ocean when we must return home.

Hōkūleʻa Watch Captain Pōmai Bertlemann provides an update on the crew and canoes as they prepare for the Waitangi ceremony on November 15, 2014.

In many ways he is the kaula - the rope that binds, the man who possesses many intuitive skills. He is one of a few who can harness the energies of the ocean, land, and sky and center them all on the deck of the canoe.

A plaque sits in the aft hatch of the canoe and memorializes all those who committed themselves and their lives to the legacy of waʻa. These men and women sacrificed, so that we could be here today, sailing on this vast ocean of Moananuiākea in the wake of our predecessors.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crewmembers send their aloha to the students and ʻohana of Keaʻau and Pāhoa High Schools.

Throughout the voyage, we have been playing this guitar that belongs to Kaʻau McKenney. Between this guitar and the environment that surrounded us came all the inspiration for words and music.