Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 6, 1 June 1995 — families of the vast oeean reunite [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

families of the vast oeean reunite

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The Canoes of the Gathering Hawai'iloa (Hawai'i) Hawai'iloa was the chief who discovered Hawai'i. The 57-foot eanoe hulls were made from two pine trunks donated by the Indians of Shelikof, Alaska. Other parts are from loeal timbers, and koa, hau and 'ōhi'a. Riggings and a set of sails are made of natural fibers (nape, purau, pandanus). Since last year, young Hawaiians have been leaming to navigate on board. It carries a crew of 12. Makali'i (Hawai'i)

Makali'i, meaning "The Eyes of the Chief," was a great seafarer. It is also the name of the Pleiades, a star cluster used in navigation. The eanoe was built in traditional form with modern materials by former Hōkūle'a crew members and Big Island families. This was her inaugural voyage. Length of hulls: 54 feet Draft' 3 feet Total

surface of sail: 500 sq. ft. Tonnage: 6.5 tons after loading. Carries a crew of 10. Te 'Aurere (New Zealand) Te 'Aurere means "The Moving of a Mist Cloud." Its 57-foot hulls were carved out of 100-year-old kauri tree trunks. Its first voyage was in 1992 to the Cook Islands and back to New Zealand. It is dedicated to the training of young Maori crew in traditional sailing. Beam: 16 ft. Height of hulls: 4 ft. Height of rail: 10 ft. Tonnage: 8 tons after loading. Carries 10 crew members. Te 'Au O Tonga (Cook Islands) Te 'Au O Tonga means "The Southern Mist." It was named for the eanoe of Karika, a Samoan chief who settled in Rarotonga 600 years ago. It is built out of wood and plywood, after the model of the ancient tipaerua, with a flat plank at the front of the hulls and slender vertical carvings at the end. Length of hulls: 72 ft. Draft: 2 ft. Tonnage: 10 and 12 tons after loading. Carries 18 crew members. Takitumu (Cook Islands) Takitumu was the name that Tangiia, chief of Rarotonga, gave to his eanoe 600 years ago. It means "the burden is taken off." Present at the Maire Nui in 1992 in Rarotonga in 1992 and made a return voyage to Tahiti in 1993. Rigged like a Fijian ndrua, built of wood and plywood. Assymetrical hulls, 53 ft. and 49 ft. long. Draft: 2 ft. 3 in., 7-8 tons in loading. 10 crew members. Hōkūle'a (Hawai'i) Hōkūle'a (Star of Gladness) is the name of the zenithal star of Hawai'i (Arcturus). Built with modern materials, she has sailed for 20 years. 1976, 1980, 1992: Society Islands. 1983: 12,000 miles, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Aotearoa, Samoa and back. Over 10,000 pupils have followed her voyages. Length of hulls: 62 ft., 4 in. Draft: 2 ft., 6 in. Total surface of sail: 540 sq. ft. Weight: 1 1 tons after loading. Carries 1 0 crew members. Editor's note: Two traditional canoes from French Polynesia, the Tahiti Nui and the 'Aa Kahiki Nui, were unahle to make the voyage to Hawai'i with the other canoes as originally scheduled.

Hawai'iloa, Hokule'a to visit West Coast The voyaging canoes Hawai'iloa and Hōkūle'a are visiting the West Coast on a tour sponsored by Bishop Museum, the Hawai'i Maritime Center and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. The canoes will be joined by artisans, cultural specialists, educators and musicians in sharing the culture of Hawai'i. Native Hawaiians living on the West Coast are assisting in planning the tour through civic clubs, eanoe paddling teams, hālau hula and other volunteer organizations. The canoes will return to Hawai'i in late July. The canoes were shipped by Matson Navigation Co. to Seattle in mid-May. Following participation in National Maritime Week, and late May events in Seattle and Tacoma, the Hawai'iloa is headed north to: * British Columbia — June 13-July 25 * Alaska — June 25-July 1 1 * Juneau, Alaska — July 12. While in Alaska, the Hawai'iloa crew will thank the Haida and Tlingit tribes who donated the 400-year old sprace logs that formed the twin hulls of the eanoe. This month and next, the Hōkūle'a and its crew will be visiting: * Portland, Oregon — June 16-20 * San Francisco, California — June 29-July 3 * Santa Barbara, California — July 10-1 1 * Long Beach, California — July 12-20 at Queen Mary Seaport * San Diego California — July 21-26

Leading the protocol challenge to arriving crews was Matthew Kamana'opono Crabbe of the Pā Ku'i a Lua Hawaiian fighting arts group. Photo by Deborah Ward

Te 'Aurere, from Whangarei, Aotearoa. Photo by George Vincent

Cover photo: Hawai'i's pride, the Hōkūle'a arrives at Ke'ehi Lagoon. Photo by Scotty Bowman

Photo by Deborah Ward

li "ir ili i i ii i . i i ■ i . ii Hawai'iloa: Ka 'lmi 'lke, the seeker of knowledge. Photo by George Vincent