Worldwide Voyage Update–Mālama Honua

‘Ike Hawai‘i: ‘Sense of Place, Sense of Identity’

Mālama Honua

Take Care of the Earth

“Mālama Island Earth—Our Natural Environment, Children, and All Humankind”

Kaulana e ka holo o Hōkūle‘a I ka ‘ale ī I ka ‘ale moe I ka ‘ale hāko‘iko‘i I ka ‘ale kuapopoko I ka ‘ale kualoloa O Kanaloa, A Kanaloa, I Kanaloa A ola I ke au o ka moananuiākea

Famous is the voyage of Hōkūle’a On the high crested swell On the low crested swell On the agitated swell On the short backed swell On the long backed swell Of the ocean, on the ocean, in the ocean Grant life to the vast expanse of the sea

This Waimea Middle School 2014-2015 Schoolwide Chant
is the chorus of a genealogy chant for the Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia
by Pualani Lincoln-Mai‘elua and Manai Kalua.
Used with permission.

New Crewmembers Join the Worldwide Voyage in American Sāmoa

New crewmembers left the Hawaiian Islands Monday, Oct. 6 and arrived at Pago Pago, American Sāmoa to join with Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia. From there, they set sail to Tonga and the Kermadec Islands en route to the northeastern tip of Aotearoa (New Zealand) a voyage of 1,500 nautical miles.

Hawai‘i Island, Kaua‘i, Maui, and O‘ahu crewmembers, as well as two Māori voyagers from Aotearoa, joined this diverse crew for the 1,500 nautical-mile leg of the Worldwide Voyage. Together, they will become a part of the journey that returns Hōkūle‘a to Aotearoa for the first time since 1985. Hikianalia, which was built in Aotearoa in 2012, will be returning to her “birthplace.”

Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia are slated to arrive in Aotearoa in November. Crewmembers’ arrival to the region will commemorate nearly 30 years since Hōkūle‘a first voyage to Waitangi, Aotearoa.

There, Māori elders have shared that the genealogy of all Māori in Aotearoa is traced back to five canoes. Upon Hōkūle‘a’s arrival in 1985, they recognized her as the sixth canoe carrying the sixth tribe, thus, the theme of the Sāmoa-New Zealand voyage of 2014 is Nā Waka: A tribe returning home.

New Crew from Hawai‘i Island

Hōkūle‘a
Wallace Wong: Watch Captain, Electrical, Ground Tackle, Mooring
Pomai Bertelmann: Education Specialist
Nick Marr: Watch Captain, Māori Cultural Rep

Hikianalia
Nahaku Kalei: Watch Captain, Rescue Swimmer, Science

Hōkūle‘a

Traditionally navigated using ancestral knowledge of star patterns, ocean movement, marine life, weather patterns and other signs of nature, she represents our culture, heritage and connection to our ancestors.

• Length 62’
• Width 20’
• Crew capacity 12-­14
• ’Hōkūle‘a’ is the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus

Hikianalia

Sister and support vessel to Hōkūle‘a, she is powered by solar energy and sails. She is a high-­tech, eco-­friendly, state-­of-­the-­art canoe with photovoltaic panels and two electric motors; a platform for modern technology.

• Length 72’
• Width 23’
• Crew capacity 12-­16
• ’Hikianalia’ is the Hawaiian name for the star Spica