Bishop Museum Presents the Hawai`iloa Exhibit

Introduction to the Hawai`iloa Exhibit

Ka `Imi `Ike
Seeker of Knowledge

January 14, 1995 - June 4, 1995

Over 1600 years ago voyaging canoes carried Polynesian settlers to these shores. Hawai`iloa, a modern version of a traditional voyaging canoe, is carrying Hawaiian culture into the 21st century. A voyage in cultural knowledge and awareness, Hawai`iloa celebrates the magnificent achievements of seafaring Hawaiians, past and present.

Picture of the Hawai'iloa (43K) (Photo by Monte Costa)

Ua lehulehu a manomano ke `ikena a ka Hawai‘i .
Great and numerous is the knowledge of the Hawaiians.
(`Olelo No`eau #2814; Pukui 1983)

The Front Gallery: The Hawai`iloa and its Voyage: The Hawai`iloa Project, navigation techniques, the voyage to Polynesia, and the Pacific Voyaging Renaissance.
The Back Gallery: The Making of Hawai`iloa: Searching for giant logs, ancient tools and skills, carving the hulls, sail making, and more.
The Upstairs Gallery: The Polynesian Triangle: Pacific distances, voyaging provisions, colonization strategies, Welcome to Polynesia.
The Garden: The Plants of the Past: Native plants and transported landscapes.
Bishop Museum KIDSAIL Project: An intensive learning environment focusing on voyaging for 90 Hawai‘i sixth graders.

Thanks to our sponsors (35K)

This exhibition is a project of The Bishop Museum Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program (NHCAP). NHCAP is funded through a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service. The Hawai`iloa voyaging canoe is a project of NHCAP in cooperation with the Polynesian Voyaging Society.

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