Video by David Corrigan, video and photos from the Malama Honua voyage courtesy the Polynesian Voyaging Society & 'Oiwi TV

VIDEO: Waimea Hokule’a Crew Members Relive Voyage

Big Island Video News

Aug 7, 2017

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WAIMEA, Hawaii - The local crewmembers who just returned from the Hokule'a worldwide voyage were welcomed home with a standing ovation on Thursday.

(BIVN) – Waimea town celebrated their very own Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crew members during a community association meeting on August 3.

The five voyagers – Pwo navigator Chadd Paishon, Captain Pomai Bertelmann, Mike Manu, Kaniela Anakalea-Buckley, and Scotty Kanda – just completed the epic Malama Honua worldwide journey. They recounted their 42,000-mile voyage for the benefit of those in attendance in the Waimea School cafeteria.

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