A L O H A !
Mural - Honolulu
"It is believed that the Hawaiian Islands
were uninhabited until around 400 – 500 A.D.,
when the Polynesians arrived. Skilled mariners,
Polynesians had a long history of exploration and
settlement of other lands."
In the 1970s, Hawaiians built
their first modern voyaging canoe,
HOKULE`A and voyaged to Tahiti!
You can learn more about this
wonderful revival, even hear the song:
Yesterday Sept 16 2018 the second
Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe in known history
entered San Francisco Bay!
The voyaging canoe Hikianalia stopped in
Marin [unannounced] at the
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate before
entering the city for the welcoming celebration
by the local First Nation People
and other dignitaries.
Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson (L) Link
The canoe and crew were still kapu. ["Taboo"]
which means that until they are officially welcomed
by the people of the land they visit, they are considered
to still be in the realm of the gods, not fully back
into the world of human activity yet.
They have made a mystic voyage!
Husband and I got to be at the canoe
with no public, just us, and to
interact respectfully with the crew.
Friendly “Alohas” were heard.
I even got to pull the Rope as they were leaving,
and Shout Mahalo Ke Akua* as they
pulled out into the bay, getting
quite a nice response
from some of the crew..
We were even waving our Hawaiian flag.
What a day! I'll be telling the story
for the rest of my life!
But I'm telling YOU first!
“True friends are always
together in spirit.”
L.M. Montgomery
Linking to
𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐑅
Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
