Newsletter--Ho'oilo 1997

Wai'anae High School Students Saw Whales Off Hale'iwa, Spring 1996

In partnership with the Department of Education and in conjuction with the statewide sail of Hokule'a, PVS is conducting high school voyaging programs with the voyaging canoe Eala. Project Ho'olokahi aims to integrate cultural and environmental learning on land and at sea and to bring students, family, and community together around the shared value of Malama Hawai'i--caring for our special island home.

Voyaging Training Camps, February 3-14, Kualoa Regional Park: Five groups of students will participate in two-day camps to learn the sailing dynamics of a Polynesian canoe and the basics of navigation by the stars as well as how to sail Eala and plan thei r round the island sail. Participating high schools: Castle, Hana (Maui), Kailua, Wai'anae, and Waipahu.

Voyaging Around O'ahu I, March 16-22. Sixty select students from four high schools-Castle, Kailua, Wai'anae, and Waipahu-will camp together for a week at Kualoa (Mar. 16-Mar. 20) and at Poka'i Bay in Wai'anae (Mar. 20-Mar. 22). Teams of students will sail Eala around O'ahu, ending in Wai'anae on Mar. 22; students who remain in camp will engage in environmental and cultural learning activities, such as reef walks, valley hikes, lo'i (taro patch) restoration, and fishpond visits.

Voyaging Around O'ahu II, April 5-12. Forty students from Wai'anae High School's Marine Science Learning Center will sail around O'ahu in teams, anchoring and camping at various sites around the island. Camp sites will include Ke'ehi Lagoon, Maunalua Bay, Moku o Lo'e (Coconut Island), Kualoa, Kahana, Hale'iwa, and Makaha.

Project Ho'olokahi is supported by a grant from the Hawai'i Community Foundation.