It is almost impossible to overstate the importance of the Hōkūleʻa to Hawai’i and the Hawaiian renaissance. In 1976, the Hōkūleʻa sailed – using no modern/western navigational aides – from Hawai’i to Tahiti. When she arrived in Tahiti half the population showed up to welcome the Hōkūleʻa and her crew. So, it was only fitting that every Hawaiian, Samoan and Maori in the area showed up to welcome canoe and crew. She will hang around until next weekend. Then she sails north to NYC.
The excellent Hōkūleʻa adventure took a couple of busses, two metro rides and some walking and most of the day. Also did my normal Sunday laundry chores. And, I applied for the “Global Entry Program”. Time to get my traveling boots on.