Hōkūleʻa gets fresh set of crew members before next 100-miles to Hydaburg, Alaska

After nearly three weeks in the Alaskan Panhandle, Hōkūleʻa is making her way toward the Canadian border with a fresh set of crew members. Koʻolaup...

July 6, 2023
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After nearly three weeks in the Alaskan Panhandle, Hōkūleʻa is making her way toward the Canadian border with a fresh set of crew members. Koʻolaupoko native Kaʻiwi Hamakua-Makue is one of a dozen Hōkūleʻa crew members who flew into Ketchikan, Alaska over the weekend to take up this next leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage. "It was awesome to just see a different scene, a lifestyle. And then of course eating and engaging the community," Hamakua-Makue said. "I was just thinking about the word ʻāina momona because they provide a lot of their food from the land, whether it's salmon or moose.

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