Navigating Change Educator Workshop
Saturday-Sunday, May 27-28, 2006
A Navigating Change workshop was held at Tutu's House in Waimea for educators interested in learning about the Northwest Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and the Hokule`a's voyage to these "kupuna" islands. The workshop was conducted by the Navigating Change Educational Partnership, which includes the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Bishop Museum, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the UH-Manoa, among other organizations. Twenty-two attendees were introduced to 4th-5th grade curriculum built around Hokule`a's voyage to NWHI and received copies of A Teacher's Guide to Navigating Change, DVDs, hands-on lessons and much more. The second day took place among the voyaging canoes Makali`i, Maisu and Hokulea from out of Na Kalai Wa`a Moku o Hawaii's halau wa`a at Kawaihae Harbor.
Bishop Musuem's Tom Cummings speaks
Kathryn Wilder about to present Na Kalai Wa`a Moku o Hawai`i's Pomai Bertlemann with poster Kumu become haumana: Presentation by Paulo Maurin (UH-Manoa) of a map of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Sunday started at the Na Kalai Wa`a's Halau Wa`a with an opening message from Chadd Paisshon
Chad inside the warehouse with Hoku`ili`ili in the foreground and Mauloa behind him Mauloa, a canoe carved with replica ancient tools out of a koa log from Keauhou Mauka Chadd talking about the Makali`i voyaging canoe with captivated educators
Ke`ali`i Bertlemann on Makali`i's pola talking about steering a voyaging canoe On board a drydocked Makali`i with Chadd A short walk to the pier to board Hokule`a and learn about her 30 year voyaging history
Makali`i crewmember Patty Ann Solomon at Hokule`a's main mast Ke`ali`i talks about the base of the mast and spar, called heiau and the meaning thereof Hokule`a crewmember Maka giving steersperson lessons - "hey this things pretty darn heavy"
A great plaque for a great man Captain Chadd keeping a careful watch over the visiting educators aboard Hokule`a Pau learn - time for grind. A pot luck lunch inside the Makali`i halau wa`a
Mahalo nui to the Navigating Change Educational Partnership: Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS), Bishop Museum and Tom Cummings, US Fish and WIldlife Service (FWS) and Ann Bell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DNLR), Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE), Hawaii Maritime Center, University of Hawaii-Manoa and Paulo Maurin, Harold K.L Castle Foundation and Navigating Change Coordinator Kathryn Wilder. A special mahalo to Na Kalai Wa`a Moku o Hawai`i and Chadd Paisshon, Pomai Bertlemann, and the crews of the Makali`i and Hokule`a. Mahalo no!