Hokule'a embarks on latest educational voyage


The Advertiser has a story on the latest educational voyage of the Hokule'a.

The voyaging canoe Hokule'a will sail next week from Ka Lae on the Big Island on another voyage that links Hawaiian canoe culture to the environment and education.

"We're using canoes and heritage to look at social and environmental issues," said Nainoa Thompson, the Polynesian Voyaging Society's veteran navigator.

Thompson said 13 high-school students from public, private and charter schools on O'ahu will paddle one-man canoes along the leeward side of the main Hawaiian Islands, with Hokule'a sailing alongside.

During the stops, the students will dive on coastal reefs, meet with land managers ashore and learn about issues in the Hawaiian environment, he said.

"We want to inspire students to explore and care for the ocean, coral reefs and these islands," Thompson said.
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The first leg of the effort is a seven-day trek during the spring break that goes up the Big Island's leeward coast from Ka Lae (South Point) to Mahukona. The students will paddle a dozen or so miles each day. The first day, March 21, from Ka Lae to Okoe, will be the longest at close to 20 miles. Some segments will be less than 10 miles.

The group will do Maui County April 22 to 24, Moloka'i to O'ahu April 20 and 30, and Kaua'i County May 6 to 8.


Posted: Mon - March 14, 2005 at 10:20 AM    
   
 
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