For Immediate Release:
[b]The Voyage Continues[/b]
An unprecedented journey through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
August 10, 2005- With the support of Kialoa Paddles, West Marine, Da Kine, Paddle Me, Doc Martins Sunscreen, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine and Ocean Ohana the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society (HOCVS) will depart August 15, on the 350 mile second leg. Launching the canoe at Nihoa Island the team will paddle continuously day and night to Necker Island (Mokumanamana) a distance of 150 miles and continue on to the French Frigate Shoals a distance of 145 miles from Necker. The group will use 16 paddlers rotating every hour and expected to complete the voyage in 69 hours. The Northwestern islands present the challenge of unpredictable weather and the most treacherous ocean conditions in all the Hawaiian Islands. Marimed Foundation�s Makani Olu, a 95 foot sail/motor yacht out of Kaneohe, Hawaii will provide the support and communications.
The HOCVS crew will consist of 15 men and 1 woman on this leg of the voyage. Two crew members are from Santa Cruz California, one from New York and the rest from Hawaii. Members include a core group of experienced long-distance paddlers who have paddled throughout the Hawaiian chain, educational experts in plant and marine life as well as Ron Dahlquist for photography and documentary support.
For many Hawaii is a remote dream filled destination, white sand beaches lined with coconut trees, surrounded by warm water. But for the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society (HOCVS) it is the foundation of an incredible journey into the most isolated and inaccessible islands in the world. Beyond the familiar tourist maps of Hawaii, lies the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef System, this extends approximately 1,100 miles and encompasses an area of 131,800 square miles. These islands begin with the island of Nihoa, approximately 160 miles northwest of Kauai, and stretch past Midway to Kure Atoll.
By May of 2003, a group of individuals conceived of an incredible and unprecedented multi-year journey, with the eventual goal of paddling a six-person Hawaiian outrigger canoe from the most southern of the Hawaiian islands to the northernmost atoll � Kure.
In October 2004 the HOCVS paddled the first leg of a voyage into the northwest archipelago. Fourteen individuals, thirteen men and one woman, paddled a six-person canoe in rotation reaching the island of Nihoa, from Kauai in 28 hours. Diligent planning started almost immediately in anticipation of continuing the incredible journey in the seldom traveled waters of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The purpose of the HOCVS is to perpetuate through education and experience the Hawaiian culture of traditional long distance outrigger canoe voyaging, upholding a stewardship and an accord with nature, while strengthening the cultural and spiritual connections to the Hawaiian islands, and experience the harmony, strength and respect that arises when men and women of all ages paddle a canoe towards a common goal.
Join us in this incredible journey in the seldom traveled and unchartered waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, where few if any before have ever traveled in a simple, traditional six-person Hawaiian outrigger canoe. Call Kimokeo Kapahulehua at 808 276-7219 for more information or email : woodburnj001@hawaii.rr.com or Matt Muirhead at 831 818-7126 or email mmuirhead@barlocker.com.
For Immediate Release:
[b]The Voyage Continues[/b]
An unprecedented journey through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
August 10, 2005- With the support of Kialoa Paddles, West Marine, Da Kine, Paddle Me, Doc Martins Sunscreen, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine and Ocean Ohana the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society (HOCVS) will depart August 15, on the 350 mile second leg. Launching the canoe at Nihoa Island the team will paddle continuously day and night to Necker Island (Mokumanamana) a distance of 150 miles and continue on to the French Frigate Shoals a distance of 145 miles from Necker. The group will use 16 paddlers rotating every hour and expected to complete the voyage in 69 hours. The Northwestern islands present the challenge of unpredictable weather and the most treacherous ocean conditions in all the Hawaiian Islands. Marimed Foundation�s Makani Olu, a 95 foot sail/motor yacht out of Kaneohe, Hawaii will provide the support and communications.
The HOCVS crew will consist of 15 men and 1 woman on this leg of the voyage. Two crew members are from Santa Cruz California, one from New York and the rest from Hawaii. Members include a core group of experienced long-distance paddlers who have paddled throughout the Hawaiian chain, educational experts in plant and marine life as well as Ron Dahlquist for photography and documentary support.
For many Hawaii is a remote dream filled destination, white sand beaches lined with coconut trees, surrounded by warm water. But for the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society (HOCVS) it is the foundation of an incredible journey into the most isolated and inaccessible islands in the world. Beyond the familiar tourist maps of Hawaii, lies the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef System, this extends approximately 1,100 miles and encompasses an area of 131,800 square miles. These islands begin with the island of Nihoa, approximately 160 miles northwest of Kauai, and stretch past Midway to Kure Atoll.
By May of 2003, a group of individuals conceived of an incredible and unprecedented multi-year journey, with the eventual goal of paddling a six-person Hawaiian outrigger canoe from the most southern of the Hawaiian islands to the northernmost atoll � Kure.
In October 2004 the HOCVS paddled the first leg of a voyage into the northwest archipelago. Fourteen individuals, thirteen men and one woman, paddled a six-person canoe in rotation reaching the island of Nihoa, from Kauai in 28 hours. Diligent planning started almost immediately in anticipation of continuing the incredible journey in the seldom traveled waters of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The purpose of the HOCVS is to perpetuate through education and experience the Hawaiian culture of traditional long distance outrigger canoe voyaging, upholding a stewardship and an accord with nature, while strengthening the cultural and spiritual connections to the Hawaiian islands, and experience the harmony, strength and respect that arises when men and women of all ages paddle a canoe towards a common goal.
Join us in this incredible journey in the seldom traveled and unchartered waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, where few if any before have ever traveled in a simple, traditional six-person Hawaiian outrigger canoe. Call Kimokeo Kapahulehua at 808 276-7219 for more information or email : woodburnj001@hawaii.rr.com or Matt Muirhead at 831 818-7126 or email mmuirhead@barlocker.com.
Submitted by keizo on Wed, 08/10/2005 - 11:54am