Bio: Moana Doi

Hometown: Kailua, O'ahu

Employer: Honolulu Fire Department 1992- present.

Hobbies: Sailing, paddling, hula, traveling.

Voyaging experience:

1992 - Bora Bora, Tahiti to Mauke, Aitutaki & Rarotonga, Cook Islands for the Pacific Arts Festival.

1995 - Tahiti to Marquesas Islands to Hawai'i.

1995 - West Coast Voyage: San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Long Beach to San Diego.

1999 - Leg 2 : Voyage to Rapa Nui - Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands to Mangareva, Tuamotus.

How I got involved:

I've always loved the ocean. Ever since high school I paddled for Lanikai Canoe Club, and later for Kailua Canoe Club. In December of 1989, Paige Barber (my hula sister), invited me to the Polynesian Voyaging Society's annual meeting. There I met Nainoa Thompson, and a few months later he called and asked if I would like to begin crew training. I had no prior experience as far as sailing, but willing and ready to learn. Excited and eager, we began crew training for the 1992 voyage to Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Since my first experience on board Hokule'a, I have not been able to walk away.

Statement:

Hokule'a has taken me to places that I probably would only dream of going to. The places I've been, the people I've met, the wonderful experiences, I will never forget. I am truly grateful and I feel it is such a privilege and an honor to be one of the few to sail on Hokule'a. To me, voyaging is not just about sailing, it's about life and it's a journey in which you look within yourself. Life is all about taking risks, enjoying , doing what makes you happy, and looking beyond the horizon! AITA PE'A PE'A!!