CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Sam Low
Sam Low on Satawal, 2007. Photo by Monte Costa
Crew Profile: Sam Low
PVS Member Since
HOMETOWN:
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
PRIMARY DUTY:
Journalist and Historian
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
WORLDWIDE VOYAGE LEGS SAILED:
Leg 6: Waitangi to Auckland
Sam is the author of Hawaiki Rising, a book about Hōkūleʻa from her construction and maiden voyage to subsequent trials and successes. Sam first sailed on Hōkūleʻa in 1999 from Mangareva to Rapa Nui. Hōkūleʻa inspired Sam to become a writer and to attempt to live his life in a pono (righteous) way. He hopes that the Worldwide Voyage can be a catalyst for the world to focus its attention on the need to live within the sustainable boundaries of our planet's resources.
While at sea, Sam craves very little. While not at sea, Sam misses the Zen-like peace that comes with a long voyage out of sight of land, the sense of connection with his crewmates and the simplicity of being.
While at sea, Sam craves very little. While not at sea, Sam misses the Zen-like peace that comes with a long voyage out of sight of land, the sense of connection with his crewmates and the simplicity of being.
Sam Low: Related Posts
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Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Na’au – Knowledge from the Heart
In 1980, after training for three years with Will Kyselka and Mau Piailug, Nainoa boarded Hōkūleʻa as the first Hawaiian navigator in centuries to set out for Tahiti. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Nainoa Thompson and Simultaneous Setting Stars
In this moʻolelo, written by Sam Low, Nainoa observes the stars in Tautira in 1976 as his ancestors would have done discovering the first clue to finding latitude. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Tautira and Puaniho Tauotaha
This moʻolelo, written by Sam Low, takes us back to Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to Tahiti and Nainoa Thompson’s first impressions of the Tahitian people. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Attwood Makanani
Sam Low recounts many of his memories of long-time Hōkūleʻa crewmember Attwood Makanani on voyages in the Pacific. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Joey Mallott
While sailing from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti in 2000, Alaskan crewmember Joey Mallott recounted how he and his family became involved with Hōkūleʻa. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Tava Taupu
As Hōkūleʻa visits Nuku Hiva, we share this moʻolelo of Nuku Hiva-born Tava Taupu, written by Sam Low. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Pitcairn
The account of her 1999 landfall written by crewmember and documenter Sam Low. -
Hōkūleʻa Mo‘olelo: The Pwo Ceremony
Exactly ten years ago, on March 17th, 2007, Pius Mau Piailug held a ceremony to initiate 16 of his students as Pwo - Master Navigators - perpetuating the ancient art of wayfinding. -
Hōkūleʻa Moʻolelo: Rapa Nui Raised from the Sea
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO Hokule’a first visited Rapa Nui on a historic voyage that closed the Polynesian triangle for the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Here is the report filed by crewmember/documenter Sam Low. -
Crew Blog | Catherine Fuller: Wampanoags Across the Water
Hōkūleʻa departs Martha’s Vineyard for nearby Woods Hole.
