Moʻolelo
"If I have courage, it is because I have faith in the knowledge of my ancestors."
-Mau Pialug
Voyaging History Resources
This website was created by the former Education Director, Dennis Kawaharada, and is an excellent resource for PVS archival materials and readings.
Sixteen narratives of voyaging migrations and travels, from around Polynesia, by Teuira Henry & Others. 1995. 192 pages. Expanded and reissued as an online collection in 2000.
Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) Founders
The Story of Hōkūleʻa & the PVS
" March 8, 1975, Hōkūle‘a, a performance-accurate deep sea voyaging canoe built in the tradition of ancient Hawaiian wa‘a kaulua (double-hulled voyaging canoe), was launched from the sacred shores of Hakipu‘u-Kualoa, in Kāne‘ohe Bay on the island of O‘ahu. She was designed by artist and historian Herb Kawainui Kāne, one of the founders of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. The canoe was named Hōkūle‘a (“Star of Gladness”), a zenith star of Hawai‘i, which appeared to him growing ever brighter in a dream. This launching was one of many events that marked a generation of renewal for Hawai‘i’s indigenous people. Along with the renewal of voyaging and navigation traditions came a renewal of Hawaiian language, dance, chant, and many other expressions of Hawaiian culture. The renewal represented a new-found respect and appreciation for Hawaiian culture, by all of Hawai’i’s people.For the Hawaiian people, it has meant that they once again have begun to feel proud of who they are, and where they come from.
"Voyages of Hōkūle’a (1976-2009)"
1976: Tahiti
1978: Voyage Canceled after Hokule‘a Capsizes
1980: Tahiti
1985-87: Aotearoa / Voyage of Rediscovery
1992: Rarotonga / No Nā Mamo, “For the Children”
1995: Nukuhiva, Nā ‘Ohana Holo Moana, “The Voyaging Familes of the Vast Ocean”
1995: West Coast and Alaska
1999-2000: Rapanui / Closing the Triangle
2004: Papahānaumokuākea (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) / Navigating Change
2007: Satawal / Kū Holo Mau, “Sail On, Sail Always, Sail Forever”
2007: Japan / Kū Holo Komohana, “Sail on to the Western Sun”
2009: Palmyra, Training for the Worldwide Voyage
http://archive.hokulea.com/
After returning to Hawaii in the fall of 2017, Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia continued to sail around the Hawaiian Islands, a voyage known as the Māhalo, Hawaiʻi Sail, to reconnect with local communities and schools and to share stories and lessons learned on the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. In 2018, crewmembers also embarked on the Alahula Kai o Maleka Hikianalia California Voyage which marked the final leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage.
Voyaging Course & Club Kumu
ʻOhana Waʻa Kamaola
The Story of Kamaola
Picture Sources
http://archive.hokulea.com/index/founder_and_teachers/mau.html
https://www.soundingsonline.com/features/master-navigator-shared-his-secrets
http://www.hokulea.com/event/pbs-hawaii-presents-papa-mau-wayfinder-2013/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/17/us/ben-finney-dead-hawaii-tahiti.html
https://hanacoast.com/artists/herb-kawainui-kane/
http://archive.hokulea.com/index/da_crew/tommy_holmes.html
http://www.hokulea.com/nainoa-thompson/
http://archive.hokulea.com/index/founder_and_teachers/shorty_bertelmann.html
http://archive.hokulea.com/index/founder_and_teachers/chadd_paishon.html
http://www.hokulea.com/chad-kalepa-baybayan/
https://www.dukefoundation.org/inductee/bruce-blankenfeld
https://bulletin.punahou.edu/the-gift-of-kaaumoana/
http://www.hokulea.com/crewmember/kaniela-hoku-lyman-mersereau/kaniela-lyman-mersereau/
http://www.hokulea.com/crewmember/starr-johnson/img_027
http://www.hokulea.com/crewmember/jenna-ishii/adam-jenkins/
http://www.hokulea.com/hokulea-update-20160805/img_0447-2/
https://bulletin.punahou.edu/qa-with-punahous-archivist/