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Hōkūleʻa departed Balboa, Panama yesterday and began her sail to the Galapagos Islands.

A group of students from The Metropolitan School of Panama visited Hōkūleʻa and below are two of the students' reflections on their visit.

Crewmember Shawn Mālia Kanaʻiaupuni gives the ins and outs of provisioning the canoe for the next leg and describes a visit from local students in Balboa.

In this update, documentation crewmember Bryson Hoe recounts connecting with members of the local Panamanian community and preparing supplies for the upcoming voyage.

In this update, crewmembers Kaniela Lyman-Mersereau and Nakua Konohia-Lind share manaʻo on reentering the Pacific through the Panama Canal.

In this update, watch captain Kaniela Lyman-Mersereau describes the anxiety of waiting to enter the Panama Canal and the bustle of industry the crew finds inside it.

In this update, Nakua Konohia-Lind narrates the days the crew spends waiting to pass through the Canal - and a field trip to ruins of Fort San Lorenzo.

In this update, Lohiao Paoa explains some of the kuleana while in port and recounts a few crew funnies.