HONOLULU – To take the Hokulea for a spin off the coast of Oahu is to see the Hawaiian islands in perhaps the same way as their discoverers did hundreds of years ago.
Those seafarers likely arrived on a boat resembling the double-hulled canoe, bridged by a modest deck, compelled by three sails, steered by a rudder, its components held fast with ropes rather than screws or nails.
Weather willing, the 62-foot vessel is … More
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HONOLULU (AP) — When a Polynesian voyaging canoe called the Hokulea embarked on its first trips in Hawaii in the mid-1970s, its crew was trying to prove in part that travel without modern instruments or techniques was possible.
That early crew set out for Tahiti, an island 28 miles wide from more than 2,700 miles away, on a trip that’s roughly like leaving Maine and hitting a bull’s-eye the size of San Diego, without any roads or landmarks to show the way.
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HONOLULU, HAWAII — A Hawaiian voyaging canoe is set to sail around the world using the age-old art of wayfinding ? navigating without instruments ? as part of a global movement to help create a more sustainable world.
When the Hawaiian voyaging canoe known as Höküle‘a first sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti in 1976, no one imagined it would spark a revival of Polynesian voyaging throughout the Pacific and become an important symbol of … More
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A few weeks back we took a trip down to White Salmon, WA to connect with our friends over at Substantial Media House. We had mentioned a few months back that we were wanting to test the waters and see what we could produce with some elite kayakers. With the majority of the shots going into Substantial’s next webisode, we picked out a few to give a sneak peek and a little behind the scenes of what went into making the shot!
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