September 24, 2018
Examining how the Hōkūleʻa’s voyage charts routes for cultural revival, global sustainability and inter-generational leadership.
In June 2017, the Polynesian canoe Hōkūleʻa completed a historic worldwide voyage, Mālama Honua. The canoe traveled over 60,000 nautical miles to 85 ports and 26 nations with no modern instruments. Instead, using the Polynesian voyaging method known as wayfinding – which relies on the sun, moon, stars, and wave patterns for navigation – Hōkūleʻa’s crew sailed across the planet to spread the message of “Mālama Honua,” a Hawaiian phrase meaning “to care for our Island Earth.” This worldwide voyage, part of a wider renaissance in Native Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, was grounded in Indigenous practices and committed to environmental conservation; to the belief that “blending traditional and modern technologies will help us find our way to a healthier future.” Through an interactive engagement with a variety of short texts – crew interviews, photographs, maps and poems – this Ripped from the Headlines session will examine how the Hōkūleʻa’s voyage charts routes for cultural revival, global sustainability and inter-generational leadership.
This event is a Dickinson Four program and hosted by the Office of Academic Advising, the Women’s and Gender Resource Center, Phi Beta Kappa, and Alpha Lambda Delta.
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- Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Cost: Free