Navigating the Hōkūle’a – Hawaii Sea Grant

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Navigating the Hōkūle’a

In this episode we meet navigator of the Hōkūle’a Ka’iulani Murphy. She shows us the fabled canoe, and explains her role onboard. We also learn from navigator-in-training Jason Patterson.

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Curriculum Connections:

Grade 3: The Forces of Wind
- Activity: Sailing by the Force of the Wind
- Traditional Ways of Knowing: The Hōkūle’a
Grades 6-12: Wayfinding and Navigation
- Traditional Ways of Knowing: Polynesian Stick Charts
- Traditional Ways of Knowing: Estimating Latitude

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Contact information:
Kanesa Seraphin, Ph.D.
kanesa@hawaii.edu