Education Links

The following education links to the PVS Website and other external sites are organized according to the four Learning Themes of the Hōkūle'a Education Program. Additional resources related to Voyaging and Migration across the Asia Pacific region are also provided. In the last section, Teachers can download existing curriculum materials created from previous PVS educational programs.

Resources Home

Learning Themes

Navigation

Hawaiians as Navigators and Seamen
'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai'i
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Environment

Plants Introduced to Hawai'i
Malama I Ka 'Aina: Caring for the Land
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change

Honoring Elders

Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings: 'Olelo No'eau
Voyaging Chiefs of Havai'i: Narratives of Polynesian migration and travels

Island Living

The spirit of 'Ohana and the Polynesian Voyagers
The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 1
The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 2

Additional Resources

Voyaging

• History
  1976 The First Voyage of the Hōkūle’a
  1980 Hawai'i to Tahiti and Return
  1985-87 Voyage of Discovery
  1992 No Na Mamo: For the Children
  1995 Na Ohana Holo Moana: The Voyaging Families of the Vast Ocean
  1995 The Northwest-Alaska and West Coast Tour
  1999-2000 The Voyage to Rapa Nui
  2003-2004 Navigating Change: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
  2007 One Ocean, One People: 2007 Voyage to Micronesia and Japan
  Voyages of Awakening: 25 Years of Hōkūle’a
  The Other Hawaii: Special on Voyage to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
  Interview with Nainoa Thompson (English)
  Interview with Nainoa Thompson (Japanese)

• Canoe Life
  Polynesian Provisions
  Micronesian Provisions
  Modern Provisions: What the Canoe Carries on a Modern Voyage
  Traditional Foods and Their Preparation
  Daily Living Aboard Hōkūle’a
  Roles and Duties of Hōkūle’a Crew Members
  Fishing Aboard Hōkūle’a
  Sealife: Fish, Birds, and Mammals of the Open Ocean
  Dangers at Sea
  Medical Needs Aboard Hōkūle’a
  Crew and Navigational Training Programs
  Hawaiian Terms used in Voyaging
  

• Canoe Building
  Traditional Hawaiian Canoe Building
  Traditional Hawaiian Canoes
  Evolution of the Hawaiian Canoe
  Parts of the Hawaiian Canoe
  Tools for Building Canoes
  Plants used for Building Canoes
  Hawaiian Deities of Canoes and Canoe Building
  Building Keawenuia'umi's Canoe
  Designing Hōkūle’a: In Search of the Ancient Polynesian Voyaging Canoe
  Building Hōkūle’a
  Launching Hōkūle’a
  A Laying on of Hands: 1997 Drydock
  1997 Drydock: Preparing for Rapanui
  2002 Drydock
  Building Hawai'iloa
  
  
• Wayfinding
  Modern Wayfinding: detailed description of modern Hawaiian wayfinding
  Non-instrument Navigation: summary of wayfinding techniques
  Traditional Tahitian Navigation: account from Andia y Varela, 1774

Japanese Migration to Hawai'i

Digital Migration Museum of Hiroshima (available in Japanese only)
Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawai'i

Austronesian Migration

Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific: new Bishop Museum exhibit
Migrations & Adjustments of Austronesian-Speaking Peoples

Canoes of the Pacific

The "Chechemeni" (Ocean-going canoe)

Maps

Map of Polynesia
Map of 2007 Voyage to Micronesia
2007 Hōkūle’a Voyage Tracking Map: link to downloadable PDF

Curriculum Material

A Voyage for Education: No Na Mamo
Reading the Wind: Navigation and Environment in the Pacific
Closing the Triangle: A Quest for Rapa Nui
A Teacher's Guide to Navigating Change
Learning Pacific Islands from Indigenous Perspectives
Voyage Through the Pacific: One Ocean, One People