CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Lehua Kamalu
Crew Profile: Lehua Kamalu
PVS Member Since 2009
HOMETOWN:
Honolulu, Hawaii
PRIMARY DUTY:
Apprentice Navigator
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Hōkūleʻa to me represents ancient technology and modern engineering, remembering old ways and forging new ones. She demonstrates how we can learn to live with others and our environment. I would like to see the Mālama Honua Worldwide voyage ignite conversations, promote action, and celebrate the accomplishments of nations, communities, families and individuals who believe in caring for our Island Earth.
Whenever I am about to depart for a voyage, I begin to feel a humility that reflects a deep respect for the ocean and the navigators who have traversed its seas for hundreds of years before me. I feel that I could always study more, but understand that learning is an endless endeavor, making us students for as long as we live.
I was born in New York and raised in Hawaiʻi. I attended Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Puʻohala, where I spoke Hawaiian and learned about my Hawaiian culture daily. It was then that I first saw Hōkūleʻa on a school field trip. I went on to attend the Kamehameha Schools where I studied in preparation for what I knew would be a STEM degree in college. I have attended BYU-Provo, Windward Community College, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, there graduating with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I have had the honor of working with and volunteering at the Polynesian Voyaging Society since 2009 and have been
rewarded immeasurably for it.
Whenever I am about to depart for a voyage, I begin to feel a humility that reflects a deep respect for the ocean and the navigators who have traversed its seas for hundreds of years before me. I feel that I could always study more, but understand that learning is an endless endeavor, making us students for as long as we live.
I was born in New York and raised in Hawaiʻi. I attended Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Puʻohala, where I spoke Hawaiian and learned about my Hawaiian culture daily. It was then that I first saw Hōkūleʻa on a school field trip. I went on to attend the Kamehameha Schools where I studied in preparation for what I knew would be a STEM degree in college. I have attended BYU-Provo, Windward Community College, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, there graduating with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I have had the honor of working with and volunteering at the Polynesian Voyaging Society since 2009 and have been
rewarded immeasurably for it.
Lehua Kamalu: Related Posts
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Kamalu Named Emerson Fellow
These remarkable cross-disciplinary leaders are addressing some of our oldest problems in ambitious new ways. -
Voyager Lehua Kamalu Named MIT Fellows
The program creates a diverse global network of leaders empowered by technology and creativity from the MIT Media Lab. -
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. -
San Francisco Community Welcomes Hikianalia and Crew
Thousands of people gathered at Aquatic Park in San Francisco today at noon to welcome Polynesian voyaging canoe Hikianalia and her crew. -
Hikianalia Arrives in Northern California
After sailing 2,800-miles over 23 days, the 13-person crew has arrived safely to the Golden State -
Hikianalia Arrival Celebration
Join us to celebrate as Hikianalia sails beneath San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. -
Hikianalia Video Update
Captain Lehua Kamalu has the latest for us after sailing past the halfway point to California. -
Hikianalia Update | Aug 16, 2018: Lehua Kamalu
UPDATE: As of 3 p.m., Aug 17, Hikianalia is now scheduled to depart from METC Read more -
Hikianalia Scheduled to Depart for California Tomorrow
Aug 17 AFTERNOON UPDATE: HIKIANALIA DEPARTURE RESCHEDULED TO TOMORROW MORNING Based on the latest weather update, Read more -
Worldwide Voyage | Finding Rapa Nui
A team of training navigators overcome challenges as they search for Rapa Nui, the most isolated landmass in the world. -
Hōkūleʻa Nav Report | Feb 26, 2017: Rapa Nui Sighted!
This gorgeous sunset update is brought to you by all four of our apprentice navigators. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | February 20, 2017: Lehua’s Morning Update
Lehua Kamalu, apprentice navigator aboard Hōkūleʻa, brings us our Monday morning update -
Hōkūleʻa Update | February 18, 2017: Lehua’s Morning Update
After a cold night, Lehua tells us that Hōkūleʻa and crew are continuing along the Nalani Kona star house. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | February 17, 2017: Lehua’s Evening Update
It was a beautiful day for the Leg 28 crew, with consistent tradewinds, swells and clear skies. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | February 15, 2017: Lehua’s Evening Update
Lehua Kamalu notes that the day was beautiful with consistent winds -
Hōkūleʻa Update | February 13, 2017: Lehua’s Afternoon Update
Leg 28 crewmember Lehua Kamalu gives us an evening update from the deck of Hōkūleʻa -
Hōkūleʻa Update | New York Liberty Challenge
Worldwide Voyage crewmembers participate in the annual canoe regatta along the shores of New York City. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | July 21, 2015
Day 2 video navigation update from Lehua Kamalu -
Hōkūleʻa Update | July 20, 2015
Hōkūleʻa and her crew of 13 departed Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin, Australia this afternoon Read more -
Inception of the Worldwide Voyage
Nearly 40 years ago, the founders of the Polynesian Voyaging Society dreamed of rebuilding a double-hulled canoe similar to those of our ancestors. And on March 8th, 1975 Hōkūleʻa was born. Birthed in the waters of Hakipuʻu. -
Crew Profile: Lehua Kamalu
Trained as an engineer and now an apprentice navigator, Lehua Kamalu is one of the leaders in a new generation of voyagers. -
Crew Blog: Lehua Kamalu – May 30, 2013
inWWV Blog Thursday, May 30, 2013 Lehua Kamalu Hikianalia Crew S. Maui to Mahukona First Read more
