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Ask the Crew | Jason Patterson: How do you navigate the waʻa?
x Kawela from Kanu O Ka ʻĀina, 4th grade, asks what is it like Navigating the wa’a and how to stay on course through rough water. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original...
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Ask the Crew | Linda Furuto: How does sailing shape your worldview?
x Sharlene from Hauʻula asks how the awesome experience of the voyage is changing Linda in terms of her worldview and commitment to the future. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the...
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Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: How does the moon phase affect the sail plan?
x Holly from Holy Nativity School 5th grade, Honolulu, asks if navigators consider the phase of the moon when planning to sail. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original...
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Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: Do you change navigators for each leg?
x Keola who is in kindergarten at Punahou School, asks about swapping out navigators. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share...
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Ask the Crew | Jenna Ishii: What do you expect to learn from other Pacific...
x Zaya from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, wonders how crewmembers might be inspired by those they meet along the way. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and...
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Ask the Crew | Jenna Ishii: What do you do to stay healthy?
x Samantha from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, asks how crewmembers stay at their best. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share...
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Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: How many miles do you travel per day?
x Calie at Punahou School asks how far voyagers usually go per day during the Mālam Honua Worldwide voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our...
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Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: How do you know when you are at the equator?
x Namen from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, wants to know how crewmembers know when they are exactly between both hemispheres. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original...
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Ask the Crew | Kealoha Hoe: Will you be eating dried foods?
x Madeline at Highlands Ranch, Colorado asks about the crewmembersʻ cuisine. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their answers...
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Ask the Crew | Bruce Blankenfeld: What changes have been made to Hōkūleʻa for...
x Easton from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, asks how Hōkūlʻea has been modified for the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and...
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Ask the Crew | Bruce Blankenfeld: Do the two waʻa stay in sight of each other?
x Joanne from the Bishop Museum asks how Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia find each other after being separated at sea. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our...
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Ask the Crew | Haunani Kane: Why are the plankton important?
x Chance from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, wants to know more about plankton. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their...
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Ask the Crew | Keahi Omai: How is Eddie Aikau’s spirit remembered on the waʻa?
x Ekolu from Syracuse, Utah, asks how Eddie’s values transcend to crewmembers. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their...
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Ask the Crew | Jenna Ishii: What kinds of birds and marine life do you see?
x Bruce from Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, also asks how the fishing has been. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their...
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Ask the Crew | Kālepa Baybayan: Did you name the palila bird?
x Carlen of ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, also asks about passing the equator. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to...
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Ask the Crew | David Komine: Why is this voyage important to you?
x Mikayla from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, asks what crewmembers hope to learn from the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions...
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Ask the Crew | Kalā Baybayan: What do you do with the waste on board?
x Walter from Las Vegas asks about the trash that is created by crewmembers aboard the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and...
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Ask the Crew | Kalā Baybayan: How do you handle the canoe in rough swells?
x Kamuela from Kawaiahaʻo Church School asks what crewmembers do to prepare for rough seas. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to...
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Ask the Crew | Kalā Baybayan: How are the meals on board compared to those at...
x Iris from Kailua Kona asks about the quality of cuisine aboard the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers...
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Ask the Crew | Kaniela Anakalea-Buckley: What have you learned living in...
x Mark from Lanaʻi High School asks what is the most important lesson you learned while traveling together for an extended period in limited quarters? Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight...
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Ask the Crew | Leiohu Santos-Colburn: How do you handle seasickness?
x Andrew from Honolulu was wondering if any of the crew gets seasick and if there’s any remedy. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to...
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Ask the Crew | Keala Kai: What motivates us to go forward through hardships?
x Iris from Kailua Kona asks about keeping morale where it needs to be during the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask...
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Ask the Crew | Kaimana Bacarse: How does the star compass change with latitude?
x Jenna from the Young Voyagers Club in Princeville, Hawaii asks specifics about the navigating and the use of the star compass as voyagers sail south. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight...
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Ask the Crew | Maulili Dickson: Does the crew eat dried foods?
x Madeline at Highlands Ranch, Colorado asks specifics about the foods voyagers eat. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to share their...
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Ask the Crew | Keala Kahuanui: How is water used on Hōkūleʻa?
x Micah from Kapiolani Community College, and Jim from Phoenix, Arizona ask about fresh water use during deep sea voyages. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions...
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Ask the Crew | Mike Manu: Dreams When at Sea
x John from Waikiki School Grade 5/6 Summer School asks if crewmembers dream differently while at sea. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our...
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Ask the Crew | Heidi Guth: Logistics when Traveling Internationally
x Cliff from Johannesburg, South Africa asks how crewmembers get through customs when they get to different countries. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and...
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Ask the Crew |ʻĀina Paikai: Technology onboard Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia
x Jason from Waimea Middle School asks about the type of technology on board that allows for the charging and use electronic devices that enable communications and tracking via Google maps....
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Ask the Crew | Keala Kimura: Interesting Sea Life
x Alison from Highland Ranch, Colorado asks about the exciting sea life, including the fish that sustain the crew while on the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage, we will...
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Ask the Crew | Galen Macanas: The Connection Between Land and Sea
x Makanauiokalani, from Brigham Young University, Hawaii asks to explain the connection between the land and sea, and if crewmembers feel this connection is important. Periodically during the voyage,...
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Ask the Crew | John Kruse, Historical Facts about Hōkūle’a
x India from Keaʻau Middle School, asks John about some of his memories being aboard Hōkūle’a. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our crewmembers to...
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Ask the Crew | Brad Wong: How do you show aloha and mālama on the waʻa?
x Malama Honua Public Charter School teacher and students ask Brad Wong how crewmembers show aloha and mālama on the canoe. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions...
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Ask the Crew | Linda Furuto: Can you sing Hōkūleʻa Hula?
x KC from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa asks for a special musical request and gets more than was asked. Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our...
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Ask the Crew | Brad Wong: How did you prepare for cultural protocol?
x Kaʻena, from Kamehameha Elementary, Maui Campus, wants to know more about protocol and cultural preparation for crewmembers aboard the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Periodically during the voyage,...
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Ask the Crew | Kula Barbieto: How will this voyage later affect you?
x Amaya from Kamehameha Elementary, Maui Campus, asks crewmember Kula how the voyage will later affect her? Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions and ask our...
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Ask the Crew | Linda Furuto: What do you do in ports that have few school...
x Keaumiki, from Ewa, Hawaii asks what crewmembers do when there are not many schools or children when they get to port? Periodically during the voyage, we will highlight the most original questions...
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Ask the Crew | Bob Perkins: How’s Hikianalia’s Sailing Performance?
x Captain Bob Perkins answers questions from James in Pago Pago. How close to the wind can boat point? How fast does the boat go on a reach? How is the boat steared with the sweep? Periodically during...
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Ask the Crew | Michi Wong: Why do you want to sail on Hōkūleʻa?
x Crewmember, Michi Wong answers a question from Ilana, a 4th grader from Puʻuhale Elementary School. Periodically, we highlight the most original Ask-the-Crew questions and ask our crewmembers to...
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Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: What is the line between modern and...
x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYHvQ8j1nHg&feature=youtu.be Navigator Kaʻiulani Murphy answers a question from Shawna at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Periodically, we highlight the...
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Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: What happens if something breaks?
x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eLFuVUtoAQ&feature=youtu.be Navigator Kaʻiulani Murphy answers a question from Maila at the University Lab School in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Periodically, we...
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Ask the Crew | February 25, 2015
Periodically, we highlight the most original questions from our community of Worldwide Voyage followers and ask our crewmembers to share their answers. Ask the Crew | Kalepa Baybayan: Where is the line...
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Ask the Crew | February 26, 2015
Periodically, we highlight the most original questions from our community of Worldwide Voyage followers and ask our crewmembers to share their answers. Ask the Crew | Kālepa Baybayan: How historically...
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Ask the Crew | March 23, 2015
Ask the Crew | Kalepa Baybayan: How many levels of Pwo do you need to know to become Pwo? x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6exiYAsPE Aloha, this is Kālepa from onboard the sailing canoe Hikianalia....
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Ask the Crew | March 31, 2015
Ask the Crew | Ryan Hanohano: Where do you go to get out of the harsh weather? x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLsBPFnnm9o Wow, it’s really cold out there, guys. My name is Ryan Hanohano and we’re...
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Ask the Crew | April 1, 2015
Ask the Crew | Ryan Hanohano: As you sail South, does it get colder gradually and affect the canoe? x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHFuQHCm59c Aloha, this is Ryan Hanohano, reporting to you from...
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