PVS Newsletter / January 2008
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Ku Holo Mau, Ku Holo La Komohana
In 2007, Hokule‘a completed the 5 month, 9,000 mile voyage through Micronesia and Japan called Ku Holo Mau, Ku Holo La Komohana, "Sail On, Sail Always, Sail Forever; Sail on to the Western Sun."
Under the theme "One Ocean, One People," Hokule‘a escorted the voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu to the island of Satawal, where the Maisu was gifted to master navigator Mau Piailug.
While on Satawal, Mau honored 5 Hawai'i navigators with pwo - a sacred initiation and title in the tradition of Micronesian navigation.
In Japan, Hokule‘a sailed to 8 ports from where the largest number of Japanese immigrated to Hawai'i. The voyage ended in Yokohama, where King David Kalakaua sailed to in 1881. His relationship with the emperor led to the first Japnese immigrants to Hawai'i.
Click here for web pages documenting the 2007 Voyage: Ku Holo Mau and Ku Holo Komohana.