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< Leg 3: Tahiti to Sāmoa Leg 5: Samoa to Aotearoa >

Leg 4: Sāmoa

< 2014 Sāmoa

The international portion of the Worldwide Voyage began with a return to Tahiti, Hōkūleʻa’s second home. Crew 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 also 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

Nainoa Thompson

Nainoa Thompson

Pwo Navigator

PVS Member since 19750131

Daniel Lin

Daniel Lin

Eric Co

Eric Co

Henk Rogers

Henk Rogers

Jenna Ishii

Jenna Ishii

Apprentice Navigator

PVS Member since 20080601

Kawai Warren

Kawai Warren

Lehua Kamalu

Lehua Kamalu

Apprentice Navigator

PVS Member since 20091201

Marcel Honore

Marcel Honore

Michi Wong

Michi Wong

Medical Officer

Timi Gilliom

Timi Gilliom

Fisherman

PVS Member since 19961002

Nāʻālehu Anthony

Nāʻālehu Anthony

Media Specialist

PVS Member since 19951031

Rex Lokeni

Rex Lokeni

Watch Captain

Celeste Ha’o

Celeste Ha’o

Sam Kapoi

Sam Kapoi

Media Specialist

Hikianalia

Robert “Bob” Perkins

Robert “Bob” Perkins

Senior Captain / First Mate

PVS Member since 20001031

Kalepa Baybayan

Kalepa Baybayan

Pwo Navigator, Captain

PVS Member since 19750101

Keli Takenaga

Keli Takenaga

Quartermaster

PVS Member since 19951031

Kula Barbieto

Kula Barbieto

Mary Anna Enriquez

Mary Anna Enriquez

Maui Tauotaha

Maui Tauotaha

Documentation

Mel Chang

Mel Chang

Nicole “Niki” Puʻuwailani Kamalu

Nicole “Niki” Puʻuwailani Kamalu

Electronic Technician

PVS Member since 20091031

Ryan Hanohano

Ryan Hanohano

Watch Captain

PVS Member since 20131031

Saki Uchida

Saki Uchida

Assistant Quartermaster

PVS Member since 20071031

Adam Jenkins

Adam Jenkins

Brad Wong

Brad Wong

Navigation Team

Linda Furuto

Linda Furuto

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