Marianas High School’s Dolphins ran the table in Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization’s 2012 outrigger season opener held last Saturday morning at Kilili Beach.
The Dolphins dusted defending champion … More
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Faces glowing in the early light of dawn, more than 100 people gathered to watch the blessing and re-launching of Hokule’a at Sand Island. It was March 8, 2012, the anniversary of her original launch at Kualoa in 1975. After weeks of heavy winds and rain, the skies finally cleared and a rainbow emerged. Conch shells sounded as crew members gently guided the double-hulled canoe into the still, blue waters. This would mark the beginning of a new era of voyaging.
Hokule’a had spent the previous 19 months in dry dock at Sand Island’s Marine Education Traning Center (METC). Working with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS), more than 1,000 volunteers put in … More