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The Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives

Primary Source Documents

Set 4 - 1988-1995

ACTIVITIES

• 1988 August 20 Fifth Festival of Pacific Arts, Townsville [Australia] Bulletin
• c1990 Giant Sitka Double-Hulled Canoe by Keli'i Tau'a
• Eleventh Meeting of The Council of Pacific Arts, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 10-12 December 1990. (pdf, 10.2MB, 16 pages)
• 1991 May Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i Loa Delegation Tour
• 1991 July 31 Planning committee minutes
• Sails description
• Pandanus sails contract form
• 1991 November 11 Pinky Thompson interview

THE 1992 MAORI ADVENTURE

• 1992 January 11 - Doubtless Bay community gets ready for launching of canoe Maori Art & Culture
• 1992 January 14 - Waka takes to water Maori Art & Culture
• 1992 January 13, 14 - Ocean-going waka sails through first sea trials Maori Art & culture
• 1992 November 14-23 - Waka hoves to Maori Art & Culture
• 1992 November 27 - Return Maori Art & Cutlure

NO NA MAMO, VOYAGE OF EDUCATION

• 1992 February 25 - Letter to Kamehameha Schools from Trustee Thompson
• 1992 March 3 - Tree-cutting rites mark the start of building a canoe Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 March 25 - Report to the Board of Commissioners, State Foundation of the Arts (pdf, 2.43 MB, 7 pages)
• 1992 May 11 - Hokule'a to ride again--to Rarotonga art festival Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 June 2 - Squalls, clouds keep Hokule'a guessing Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 June 2 - Hokule'a to chart new waters: education Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 June 7 - No Na Mamo, the Voyage of Education Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser
• 1992 June 12 - Hokule'a quest for tradition and education Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 June 15 - Sea of dreams [To Tahiti] The Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 June 22 - July 1 Voyaging progress reports Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 June 26 - Hokule'a riding ocean's waves is a classroom on the airwaves Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 July 2-4 - Sea and space connection Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 July 6-12 - Voyaging progress reports Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 July 11 - Hawai'i Loa delegation workshop
• 1992 July 16 - Tahiti arrival Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Advertiser
• 1992 July 16 - Ua tae mai o Hokule'a Les Nouvelles de Tahiti
• Politeness and hospitality, a guide
• 1992 September 18 - Ceremonies at Taputapuatea Marae (draft)
• 1992 October Hawai'i - delegation to the 6th Festival of Pacific Arts, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
• 1992 October - Information Sheet for the Hawai'i delegation
• 1992 October 3 - Hawai'i Loa delegation agenda
• 1992 October 11 - Hokule'a leading canoes into a new berth at festival Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 October 11 - The stuff of Pacific legends Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 October 14 - Hokule‘a readies to sail home Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 October 15 - Hokule'a nears arts festival site Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 October 16-26 6th - Festival of Pacific Arts, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Festival Programme (pdf, 1.75 MB, 16 pages)
• 1992 October 17 - Hokulea gets rainy reception at Avarua Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 October 18 - Imua, Kamehameha, in Rarotonga Honolulu Star-Bulletin Advertiser
• 1992 October 24 - Hokulea sails in Cook Isles canoe pageant Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 - Holiday issue Explorers , Sea and Space Punahou Bulletin
  
• 1992 October 27 - Hokule'a sets sail on an educational route back home Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 October 27-31 - various news articles about Hokule‘a-Columbia communication Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Advertiser, West Hawai'i
• 1992 October 31 to November 2 - To Tahiti Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1992 November 06 - Hokule'a begins final leg of voyage to Hawai'i Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 December 1 - Voyage also an education for crew Honolulu Advertiser
• 1992 December 2 - In the news: father and son Honolulu Advertiser'
• 1992 December 6 - Hokule'a on a Windward passage home Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Advertiser
• 1993 January 24 - A sailing trip of a lifetime Honolulu Advertiser

PEOPLE AND ACTIVITIES

• 1993 August 1 Seafarer David Lyman part of harbor history: Sailed freighters, tugs, Hokule'a Honolulu Advertiser
• 1994 May 15 to July 26 Hokule'a West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska tour preparation and plans

MAULOA, Ka Wa‘a

• 1992 March 3 Tree-cutting rites mark the start of building a canoe Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1993 May 24 As Mauloa sails, ancient skills are learned anew Honolulu Advertiser
• 1993 May 30 Window to the Past: Mauloa Honolulu Advertiser
• 1993 Iulai (July) Building canoes, building Hawaiians: Mauloa floats Ka Wai Ola O OHA
• 1993 December 18 Mauloa Fact Sheet

MAKALI‘I, Ka Wa‘a

• 1994 The Makali‘i Project of Na Kalaiwa‘a Moku ‘O Hawai‘i Project Directors Clay Bertelman and Shorty Bertelman (12 pages, 939KB, pdf)

HAWAI‘iLOA, Ka Wa‘a

• THE CANOE (Ka Wa‘a)
  • 1990 July 23 Wood in waiting: From Alaska, logs for a future canoe Honolulu Advertiser
  • 1993 July 24 Program: Blessing and Launching of Hawai‘iloa and Eia Ho‘i Na Holo wa‘a
  • 1993 July 25 The rains and sea kiss Hawai‘iloa Honolulu Advertiser
  • 1993 July 25-31 The Ocean Conference is Back!! Na Waiwai O Ke Kai 93
  • 1993 July 31 Map of the gathering of 5 canoes and the dedication of Hawai‘iloa
  • 1993 August 1 Pacific-wide welcome for "fleet" at Waianae Honolulu Advertiser
  • 1993 Kepakemapa (September) In celebration of canoes Ka Wai Ola O OHA
  • 1993 November 13 (draft) Report of the Komiki: Blessing and Launching of Hawai‘i Loa and Eia Ho‘i Na Holowa‘a (2MB, 19 pages, pdf)
  • 1994 (Sept. Oct.) Hilina Mā Hawai‘iloa--Sea Trials
  • 1995 January 14 - June 4 Bishop Museum Exhibition announcement: Hawai‘iloa, Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike, Seeker of Knowledge
• PREPARATION FOR THE VOYAGE
  • 1993-94 Hawai‘iloa preparation schedule PVS
  • 1993 July 15 Materials order PVS
  • 1993 September 16 Hawai‘iloa documentation and certification PVS
  • 1993 October 19 Hawai‘iloa Certificate of Documentation PVS
  • 1993 November 1 Ship/aircraft radio station license PVS
  • 1994 July 1 Insurance - operating itinerary PVS
  • Ship's manifest PVS

1995 VOYAGE TO TAHITI AND BACK, NO NA MAMO--FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS, VOYAGE OF HŌKŪLE‘A, HAWAI‘ILOA, AND MAKALI‘I

• 1995 February 5 Ancient voyagers lure modern sailors: Hawai'i loa to get its first taste of open ocean Honolulu Advertiser
  
• 1995 February 10 Voyaging canoes: Fair winds for a cultural cargo Honolulu Advertiser
• 1995 February 12 Voyaging canoes sailing into history Honolulu Advertiser
• 1995 March 5 Canoe crew putting on a class act from afar Honolulu Advertiser
• 1995 March 7 Voyaging Canoes: Hōkūle‘a, Hawai‘iloa. Land ho! Honolulu Advertiser
  • PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS
    • Teacher's packet from the Polynesian Voyaging Society (20 pages, 10.9MB, pdf)
    • 1995 February 17 Ka Papa Honua O Keawanui - Moloka'i Hokule'a Plant Project
    • 1995 April 7-22 Kamehameha Schools, Marquesas Exploration Project, KUMUHONUA (32 pages, 1.4MB, pdf)
    • 1995 Summer The Kamehameha Journal of Education Vol. 6, 15-30 Technology Brings Voyagers into Classrooms (8 pages, 4MB, pdf)
    • 1995 November 3 Bishop Museum Executive Summary , Voyage, 1995: Hawai'i-Raiatea-Tahiti-Marquesas-Hawai'i
• 1995 May 4 Munching midges put brake on canoes Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1995 May 5 No nono, no problem for first canoe Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1995 May 10 Canoes were insect arks, Officials satisfied...Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• 1995 May 14 Stalking the inevitable: stowaway bugs Honolulu Advertiser

ALASKA AND WEST COAST VOYAGE

• 1995 Hawai'iloa project and budget
• 1995 Mission statement, objectives and tour map
• 1995 Protocol
• 1995 May 18 update West Coast tour itinerary
• 1995 June 6 Hawai'iloa's sail plan
• 1995 July 14 Hawai'iloa welcome by Sealaska