Master canoe builder Wally Froiseth (40K) Anne Landgraf
Volunteers gave more than a quarter million hours over a two year period to turn Hawai`iloa from a dream to a reality. This canoe was made with modern mea ho`ohana (tools); think about how much more difficult it was in the past with only ko`i (stone adzes), nao wili (pumpdrills), and puna (coral rubbers).
While Bowman and his crew carved the hulls, others worked
on the decking, steering paddles, booms and spars, outriggers,
sails, lashing, provisioning and more. The Hawai`iloa Project
shows the tremendous human effort involved in preparing for
a single long-distance voyage, a feat repeated many, many times in the settlement of Polynesia!
Master canoe builder Wally Froiseth (40K) Anne Landgraf
`Umia ka hanu! Ho`okahi ka umauma ke kipo`ohiwi i ke kipo`ohiwi.
Hold the breath! Walk abreast, shoulder to shoulder.
Work together, as in lifting a heavy weight to the shoulder & carrying it along.
(`Olelo No`eau #2876; Pukui 1983)
The Canoe Blessing
Back Gallery of the Hawai`iloa Exhibit
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