Crew Profile: Billy Richards
PVS Member Since 1975
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Richards serves as a director on several public service, Native Hawaiian and educational boards, including Paepae O Heʻeia, Bishop Museum Association Council, and ʻAha Kāne. He has held management positions in both the public and private sector, primarily in the field of aquaculture. He spent close to two decades at The Oceanic Institute, a private non-profit research organization.
Currently, Billy is the Director of Communications for Partners in Development Foundation, a public not-for-profit company that serves the Native Hawaiian community through social and educational programs. He has been involved with Hawaiʻi’s voyaging community since 1975 and has voyaged aboard the waʻa kaulua (double-hulled voyaging canoes) Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻiloa, Makaliʻi and Hokualakaʻi throughout the Pacific. He is presently the President of “The Friends of Hōkūleʻa and Hawaiʻiloa” and serves as co-chair of ‘Ohana Waʻa, a round-table collaborative of voyaging organizations from all of the Hawaiian Islands.
Currently, Billy is the Director of Communications for Partners in Development Foundation, a public not-for-profit company that serves the Native Hawaiian community through social and educational programs. He has been involved with Hawaiʻi’s voyaging community since 1975 and has voyaged aboard the waʻa kaulua (double-hulled voyaging canoes) Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻiloa, Makaliʻi and Hokualakaʻi throughout the Pacific. He is presently the President of “The Friends of Hōkūleʻa and Hawaiʻiloa” and serves as co-chair of ‘Ohana Waʻa, a round-table collaborative of voyaging organizations from all of the Hawaiian Islands.
Billy Richards: Related Posts
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44th Anniversary of Hōkūlea’s Maiden Voyage to Tahiti
May 1, 2020 is the 44th Anniversary ofʻdeparture for Hōkūleʻa’s maiden voyage to Tahiti from Read more -
Moananuiākea Film | December 6, 2018 @ Doris Duke Theatre
Catch an upcoming screening of the film celebrating the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage! -
UPCOMING SHOWS | Moananuiākea: One Ocean. One Canoe. One People.
Maui, Hawaiʻi Island, and Oʻahu screenings of the film about the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. -
WORLD PREMIERE | Moananuiākea: One Ocean. One Canoe. One People.
Join us for the world premiere for the feature-length documentary about the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | Return to Taputapuatea
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia honor the ancient voyaging legacy at the sacred marae at Taputapuatea. -
Galapagos Update – Hawaiʻi Delegations Visit Land & Sea
A delegation of Hawaiʻi schools, environmental organizations and Mālama Honua crewmembers spend the day exploring the uplands and the sea. -
Hawaiʻi Students Connect Live with Hōkūleʻa Crewmembers
While Hōkūleʻa makes her way around the globe, crewmembers are finding ways to engage our children Read more -
Eō Nāmāhoe!
The Kauaʻi community and voyagers throughout the Pacific celebrate Nāmāhoe's historic birth. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | Table Mountain National Park
Worldwide Voyage crewmembers and students visit the Cape Town landmark Table Mountain and surrounding areas rich in biodiversity. -
Crew Blog | Austin Kino: Sharing at the World Wisdom Gathering
Captain Billy Richards shares the story of Hōkūleʻa at the World Wisdom Gathering to celebrate the link between indigenous and modern wisdoms throughout the diverse nations of the World. -
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
The crew visited iSimangaliso Wetland Park to see the natural wonders South Africa and its people had to offer. -
Crew Blog | Billy Richards: Reflections in Flight
Original 1976 crewmember Billy Richards reflects on 40 years of voyaging that now takes Hōkūleʻa to Africa. -
Our ʻOhana Waʻa in the Pacific
Since her launch in 1975, Hōkūleʻa has inspired these new waʻa communities, not only here in Hawaiʻi, but throughout all of Polynesia.
