Attend An Evening with Nainoa Thompson: Mālama Honua at Historic Iao Theater on Tuesday, October 8th. Presented by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council, guests can learn more from Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. He’ll discuss the Polynesian art of non-instrument navigation, and more about Hōkūleʻa’s global Mālama Honua (Care for Island Earth) Voyage. … [Read more...] about An Evening with Nainoa Thompson: Mālama Honua at Historic Iao Theater
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Hana Limu Festival at Hana Bay Beach Park
The Hana Limu Festival will take place at Hana Bay Beach Park on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18. Friday night will feature talk story sessions with LorMona Meredith (Coordinator for the Polynesian Voyaging Society), Hokule`a Captain Russell Amimoto and crew, Luka Kanahele Mossman (Kanaka`ole Foundation) and Dr. Chris Bird. Saturday will feature keiki and ohana … [Read more...] about Hana Limu Festival at Hana Bay Beach Park
Aboard Hokule`a, Mission Blue Coalition names Olowalu reef a ‘Hope Spot’
Mission Blue Coalition has named the Olowalu reef a "Hope Spot" to recognize and support CMMA's (Olowalu Community Managed Makai Area) efforts to protect the nearly one thousand-acre coral reef. The August 17 announcement coincided with the Polynesian Voyaging Society's Mahalo Hawai’i Sail to bring Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia home as a way to thank the people, share lessons … [Read more...] about Aboard Hokule`a, Mission Blue Coalition names Olowalu reef a ‘Hope Spot’
Quizunderstood: What do you know about the Hokulea crew’s encounters with climate change?
1. According to a new study, lead by a University of Hawaii researcher, that was published in the journal Nature Climate Change, what percentage of the earth’s population will be exposed to deadly heatwaves by the year 2100 if carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise at their current rate? A. 44 percent B. 54 percent C. 64 percent D. 74 percent E. 84 percent 2. The … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: What do you know about the Hokulea crew’s encounters with climate change?