Hokualaka`i Training 2007
Training Sail • February 18, 2007 • Outside Hilo, Hamakua Coast
The Poho Na Pe`a program of the Hokualaka'i continues in the month of February with a training sail a few miles outside of Hilo and the Hamakua coast. While the weather was overcast, it did provide a couple of squalls which filled our sails. Enjoy the pictures and movies of the day, including those of some kohola who kept us company.
Training Sail • January 20, 2007 • Outside Hilo, Hamakua Coast
In preparation for the Poho Na Pea program, the crew of the Hokualaka`i gathered at Hilo's voyaging canoe at Radio Bay for a training sail outside Hilo toward the Hamakua coast. The day started with clear, sunny skies - a good omen, albeit without much wind. But by the time Captain Kalepa Baybayan addressed the crew with a calendar of activities and a pule and oli, a small squall outside Hilo provided the wind we needed to fill Hokualaka`i's sails. The day was a wonderful gathering of familiar faces and a few new ones.
Kalepa on the navigators platform giving instruction to the crew Hokualaka`i under power on her way out of Radio Bay Hokualaka`i under sail as we make our way up the Hamakua coast outside of Honolii
Kamehameha School kumu Tom Chun and Captain Kalepa surveying ocean conditions Kaimana Barcarse pumping up for the camera Kalepa and Kaimana
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Yung Brothers: AhLun and AhLoy on the `akea bow of the wa`a Kaimana and Kalani talking story while we motor inside the breakwall back into dock