Kamualiʻi Reflections
Hōkūleʻa
One of our main kuleana on this trip was to welcome Hōkūleʻa into the Galá
pagos. We offered oli to aloha the crew who just arrived from Panama. The crew allowed us to board the waʻa and asked us to help move the paepae or boom and raise the ʻopeʻa or spar. The crew sailing to Rapanui will have to sail into the wind, so removing the paepae and changing the type of sail will help to make the trip much safer. Another part of our kuleana was to help Pacific Voyaging Crew educate local students about Hōkūleʻa and Mālama Honua. We visited schools Tomá
s de Berlanga and Galo Plaza Lasso to briefly share the Kūkuluokalani and Hōkūleʻa Haʻa. We were moved by these experiences of sharing our aloha for the waʻa and for our home. Some of the best times were hanging with the PVS crew and learning directly about voyaging and navigation. On the last day, we visited Hōkūleʻa again for a final protocol giving the crew and waʻa mana for their voyage to Rapa Nui. - Kamualiʻi Estrada
One of our main kuleana on this trip was to welcome Hōkūleʻa into the Galápagos. We offered oli to aloha the crew who just arrived from Panama. The crew allowed us to board the waʻa and asked us to help move the paepae or boom and raise the ʻopeʻa or spar. The crew sailing to Rapanui will have to sail into the wind, so removing the paepae and changing the type of sail will help to make the trip much safer. Another part of our kuleana was to help Pacific Voyaging Crew educate local students about Hōkūleʻa and Mālama Honua. We visited schools Tomás de Berlanga and Galo Plaza Lasso to briefly share the Kūkuluokalani and Hōkūleʻa Haʻa. We were moved by these experiences of sharing our aloha for the waʻa and for our home. Some of the best times were hanging with the PVS crew and learning directly about voyaging and navigation. On the last day, we visited Hōkūleʻa again for a final protocol giving the crew and waʻa mana for their voyage to Rapa Nui. 
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