
CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Kimo Lyman
Crew Profile: Kimo Lyman

PVS Member Since 1976
HOMETOWN:
Mokuleiʻa, Oʻahu
PRIMARY DUTY:
Watch Captain
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kimo Lyman from Mokuleiʻa, Oʻahu worked for the first fire department in Waialua. He is a veteran of many sails on Hōkūleʻa starting in 1976, when he was the instrument navigator from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi. He was on board Hōkūleʻa from Tahiti to Hawai’i in 1980, Aotearoa to Samoa in 1986, Cook Islands to Hawaiʻi in 1992 (co navigator, without instruments); and onboard Hawaiʻiloa from Hawai’i to Tahiti, and Tahiti to the Marquesas to Hawaiʻi in 1995. One of the most skillful and knowledgeable sailors onboard the canoes, he has been voyaging since he was sixteen. He is also a skilled writer and a great person to swap stories with.
Kimo Lyman: Related Posts
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Crew Blog | Kimo Lyman: Hōkūleʻa Haiku
Veteran crewmember Kimo Lyman recounts the lessons learned on the Cape Town to Brazil leg of the Worldwide Voyage. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | 10 Days in Cape Town
Master navigator Bruce Blankenfeld reports on Hōkūleʻa's dry dock progress in Cape Town, South Africa.