Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 7, 1 July 2017 — ALL EYES ON HŌKŪLEʻA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALL EYES ON HŌKŪLEʻA

Photographers capture the events through their lens.

Sam Ka'ai watches as Hōkūle'a comes home. - Photo: Kaipo Kī'aha

Bruce Blankenfeld is presented with a makana of a wind gourd. - Photo: KaiMarkell

Kamana'opono Crabbe ready to greet Hōkūle'a's crew. - Photo: Kaipo Kī'aha

Nainoa Thompson, decked in lei waves to the cheering crowd. - Photo: Kaipo Kī'aha

Sam Kapoi catches an ihe (spear) hurled at him by Kaleo Keli'ikoa during the Kōli'i ceremony. It is believed that the Kāli'i ceremony has not been performed publicly in over 200 years. The Kāli'i is just one example of a traditional practice Hōkūle'a has helped to revitalize and reawaken. - Photo: Kaipo Kī'aha

Nainoa Thompson at the arrival of Hōkūle'a. - Photo: Brandon Miyamoto

Double hull canoes carried crew members from the wa'a kaulua onto land. - Photo: Kaipo Kī'aha

Hōkūle'a weighed down with several dozen community members as it crosses under the Ala Wai Bridge. - Photo: Kaipo Kī'aha

Servers sit behind ipu filled with 'awa to serve at the ceremony. - Photo: Kai Maikei!