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O‘ahu’s canoe paddling community were the first to greet Ho¯ku¯le‘a out on the open ocean. - Photo: Kaleena Kwe
Mpho Tutu van Furth from Cape Town was among those who greeted Höküle‘a when the wa‘a arrived in South Africa, the midway point of the voyage, and who traveled to Hawai‘i for the homecoming arrival. “I was surprised seeing the canoe come into Cape Town at how moved I was by the size of the canoe, by the idea of this tiny vessel that has been navigating by the stars for a year and a half to come to us and would be going on another year and a half to get home,” said Tutu van Furth, daughter of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu. “I was so struck by the indigenous skill and knowledge and wisdom that brought the canoe that far on the journey and would bring it home again. I think as much as people here in Hawai‘i have swelled with pride at what has been accomplished on this voyage, I can’t begin to tell you because I don’t really know how far the seeds of pride have been scattered in indigenous communities around the world and the idea of reclaiming the knowledge, wit, the wisdom of the elders. It is that wit and wisdom that we’re going to have to harness in order to continue to have a planet that is livable.” ¢ Lurline Wailana McGregor is a writer, television producer, author of “Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me” and a Höküle‘a Mälama Honua crew member.
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Kamana‘opono Crabbe ready to greet Ho¯ku¯le‘a’s crew. - Photo: Kaipo Kı¯‘aha
Nainoa Thompson, decked in lei waves to the cheering crowd. Photo: Kaipo Kı¯‘aha
Sam Ka‘ai watches as Ho¯ku¯le‘a comes home. Photo: Kaipo Kı¯‘aha
Sam Kapoi catches an ihe (spear) hurled at him by Kaleo Keli‘ikoa during the Ka¯li‘i ceremony. It is believed that the Ka¯li‘i ceremony has not been performed publicly in over 200 years. The Ka¯li‘i is just one example of a traditional practice Ho¯ku¯le‘a has helped to revitalize and reawaken. - Photo: Kaipo Kı¯‘aha
Bruce Blankenfeld is presented with a makana of a wind gourd. - Photo: Kai Markell Nainoa Thompson at the arrival of Ho¯ku¯le‘a. Photo: Brandon Miyamoto
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Double hull canoes carried crew members from the wa‘a kaulua onto land. - Photo: Kaipo Kı¯‘aha
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Ho¯ku¯le‘a weighed down with several dozen community members as it crosses under the Ala Wai Bridge. - Photo: Kaipo Kı¯‘aha
Servers sit behind ipu filled with ‘awa to serve at the ceremony. Photo: Kai Markell