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August 24: Voyaging Canoe Iosepa visits METC

  • Posted on 31 Aug 2012
  • In Cultural, Education

On Friday, August 24, PVS welcomed a member of our ʻOhana Waʻa Iosepa. This  57-foot-long voyaging canoe was carved (all wood) in front of the Polynesian Cultural Center as a partnership among the community of Laʻie, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i (BYUH) and the Morman Church.  She is part of a voyaging program taught at BYUH.

The one-night stop to PVS’s home at the Marine Education Center on Sand Island was part of  a 9-day training sail around the island of Oʻahu with a 12-person crew of students from BYUH.

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    Quicktime Video shot by Uncle Chadd while sailing down the west side of Oʻahu.


On August 17, Iosepa was relaunched at Hale‘iwa Harbor on the North Shore.  From there, Iosepa sailed  to Pōkaʻi bay on the Leeward Coast, then to Sand Island on the South Shore, and around Makapuʻu to Hakipuʻu, on the Windward Coast. The crew returned  home to La‘ie on the final leg of their voyage.

Nā Kalai Waʻa/Makaliʻi  captain and pwo navigator  Chadd ʻOnohi Paishon was captain for Iosepa on this training voyage.

(Click on any image to enlarge it and access a slide show of  images.)

Pwo Navigator Chadd ‘Onohi Paishon

Iosepa at the Hale‘iwa launching site.

Uncle Chadd Onohi Paishon, in blue with Nick Marr, in black, a fellow Makaliʻi crew member

Iosepa uses a dual sweep steering set up, similar to Makaliʻi’s

It takes two independent teams working together to steer the canoe accurately and constant precise communication to keep the whole event safe.

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