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This is just a really cool story... Hokule'a, the famous voyaging canoe, hit the seas today on its plan to sail around the globe...
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Hokule'a, Hikianalia leave Hawaii on historic voyage
After nearly a week's wait for optimal winds, Hokule'a left Hawaii shores Friday afternoon for the open sea -- and what aims to be a historic, three-year odyssey of aloha around the world.
The voyaging canoe cast off just after 1:45 p.m. as hundreds of well-wishers lined the shores at Palekai in Hilo to bid aloha to the crews. Her escort vessel, Hikianalia, followed Hokule'a out into Hilo Bay several minutes later.
The more than 50,000-mile journey will eventually take the renowned double-hulled voyaging canoe, first launched in 1975, and Hikianalia out of the Pacific Ocean for the first time and into unfamiliar waters.
This is just a really cool story... Hokule'a, the famous voyaging canoe, hit the seas today on its plan to sail around the globe...
For all those who didn't know the kanaka moali were expert navigators by using the stars and currents. Further they were advanced in other areas too. Good thread.
Also there has been alot of great projects to spread aloha across the world lately.
Last edited by hawaiian by heart; 05-30-2014 at 10:57 PM..
Considering that the Hokuleʻa had a bit of an "ant problem" when it was in Honolulu, I hope that it and the Hikianalia didn't acquire any stowaway coqui frogs after being in Hilo.
Location: not sure, but there's a hell of a lot of water around here!
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Eddie would go.
But he wouldn't tow
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