Crew Profile: ʻĀina Paikai
PVS Member Since
HOMETOWN:
Waiau, O'ahu
PRIMARY DUTY:
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
WORLDWIDE VOYAGE LEGS SAILED:
2017 Tahiti, Leg 7: Auckland to Wellington, Leg 6: Waitangi to Auckland, Leg 12: Brisbane to Darwin, Leg 3: Tahiti to Sāmoa
ʻĀina is a photographer and editor at ʻŌiwi TV, the communications network that provides digital media of the Worldwide Voyage, through which he has been documenting the happenings of Hōkūleʻa since 2008. ʻĀina received his bachelor's degree from the University of Hawai'i in Creative Media and is excited to bring his background of narrative storytelling to tell the story of Hōkūleʻa's voyage. On the canoe, documentation and communications are ʻĀina's responsibility and he feels blessed for the opportunity and looks forward to interacting with the different cultures the canoe encounters along the way.
ʻĀina Paikai: Related Posts
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Crew Blog | ʻĀina Paikai : The Floating Classroom
As the leg nears its end in Tahiti, Crewmember ʻĀina Paikai reflects on all he has learned about navigation from Pwo Master Navigator Bruce Blankenfeld. -
Crew Blog | ʻĀina Paikai : The Reward of Fresh Fish
Crewmember ʻĀina Paikai recounts the bountiful catch of fresh fish that has sustained the crew over the last few days on their way to the Marquesas. -
Rapa Nui Birthday Celebration
Hōkūleʻa, the mother of modern day Polynesian voyaging, continues to broaden her extended family. -
Ask the Crew | ʻĀina Paikai: Technology onboard Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia
Jason from Waimea Middle School asks about charging and use electronic devices.
