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< 2014 Tahiti Leg 4: Sāmoa >

Leg 3: Tahiti to Sāmoa

< 2014 Sāmoa

The international portion of the Worldwide Voyage began with a return to Tahiti, Hōkūleʻa’s second home. We paid tribute to the founding teachers that made our modern voyage possible: Mau Piailug, Eddie Aikau, Lacy Veach, Herb Kane, Pinky Thompson, and Will Kyselka, among others. We paid our respects to our Pacific cousins, with whom we share our routes and our origins, and from whom we continue to learn. For the first time in 18 years, we returned Hōkūleʻa to the beach that was given her name in Papeʻete. Residents of the fishing village there teach us about extraordinary kindness and compassion through their everyday actions. It is a kindness and mutual respect that will help establish the new generation of relationships between youth in Hawaiʻi and Tahiti. The island of Raiatea is a sacred site for perpetuating Polynesian navigation throughout the Pacific Ocean. The original name for Taputapuātea is “Hawaiʻi Iki,” a place that served as a school of wayfinding. Navigators learned to carefully study and revere nature for direction, and to value exploration and connection.
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Crewmember Roster

Hōkūle‘a

Heidi Guth

Heidi Guth

Kalani Kahalioumi

Kalani Kahalioumi

Watch Captain

PVS Member since 19961018

Keala Kahuanui

Keala Kahuanui

Cook

PVS Member since 20001101

Mike Manu

Mike Manu

PVS Member since 19921105

ʻĀina Paikai

ʻĀina Paikai

Billy Richards

Billy Richards

PVS Member since 19751009

Mahina Richards

Mahina Richards

Kaniela Anakalea-Buckley

Kaniela Anakalea-Buckley

Apprentice

PVS Member since 20051004

Kala Thomas

Kala Thomas

John Kruse

John Kruse

Keala Kai

Keala Kai

Safety Officer

PVS Member since 20051103

Galen Macanas

Galen Macanas

PVS Member since 20101111

Chadd ‘Ōnohi Paishon

Chadd ‘Ōnohi Paishon

Pwo Navigator, Captain

PVS Member since 19901115

Lei’ohu Santos-Colburn

Lei’ohu Santos-Colburn

Bonnie Kahapea-Tanner

Bonnie Kahapea-Tanner

Apprentice Navigator

PVS Member since 19971003

Tua Pittman

Tua Pittman

Pwo Master Navigator

Kaimana Barcarse

Kaimana Barcarse

Apprentice Navigator

PVS Member since 20001001

Hikianalia

Kalepa Baybayan

Kalepa Baybayan

Pwo Navigator, Captain

PVS Member since 19750101

Ah Lun Yung

Ah Lun Yung

Archie Kalepa

Archie Kalepa

Rescue Swimmer

PVS Member since 19921001

Maulili Dickson

Maulili Dickson

Quartermaster, Cook

PVS Member since 19761010

Galen Macanas

Galen Macanas

PVS Member since 20101111

Henani Enos

Henani Enos

Saki Uchida

Saki Uchida

Assistant Quartermaster

PVS Member since 20071031

Mahina Richards

Mahina Richards

Kala Tanaka

Kala Tanaka

Apprentice Navigator

Scott Kanda

Scott Kanda

Photographer

PVS Member since 20001109

Snake Ah Hee

Snake Ah Hee

Watch Captain

PVS Member since 19751009

Keala Kimura

Keala Kimura

Watch Captain, Fisherman, Plumber

PVS Member since 20041111

Haunani Keamo

Haunani Keamo

Education Specialist

Tava Taupu

Tava Taupu

Watch Captain

PVS Member since 19751108

Dr. Marjorie Mau

Dr. Marjorie Mau

Medical Officer

PVS Member since 20071019

Dr. Dee-Ann Leialoha Carpenter

Dr. Dee-Ann Leialoha Carpenter

Medical Officer

PVS Member since 20141002

Tua Pittman

Tua Pittman

Pwo Master Navigator

Ben Dumaran

Ben Dumaran

Watch captain and repairs

PVS Member since 19971010

Peia Patai

Peia Patai

Pwo Master Navigator

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