Hokulea
The voyaging society of the Hokulea was established in 1973 by Dr. Ben Finney, who is an anthropologist from California, Herb Kane, a Hawaiian artist, and Tommy Holmes, a man who loved the sea. Tommy Holmes is a man who loves the sea so much that he wanted to show that the early Polynesians could have the purposefully sailed the Polynesian Triangle in double-hulled canoes using the Hawaiian way of navigating, which was using the stars. It took two years to build and on March 8, 1975 the Hokulea was launched. The Hokulea is a double hulled canoe that was designed to sail from island to island in the Poylnesian Triangle. On May 1st, 1976, the Hokulea set sail in Hawaii for Tahiti. That was her maiden voyage. Previously, the last voyaging canoe was launched in the 1400's.
The Hokulea crew had many responsibilities while on the boat. They all had a certain job like navigating, cleaning, and staying up to watch guard. All the crewmates had to cooperate with each other while they were at sea together. They had to have a passion for sailing because once you were out there, there was no turning back. Also you couldn't get to take a nice hot bath, edrink cold drinks, or watch T.V. The captain had responsibilities too like keeping the crew together so they can reach their objective of the trip. The crew never argued with the captain because they knew he would lead them to their destination. Also people on the ship had to have patience, because there wasn't an exact date that they had to make it to a certain island. The weather and wind was unpredictable so they could only give an estimate of their arriva. Also faith played a role in the Hokulea because the weather had to be good and there had to be wind, or it would take a long time to get to it's destination. Another value that the Hokulea represents is health. You were out in the middle of the ocean so you couldn't go to a doctor right away if something happened. The crew had to be healthy and stay healthy. You also had to have tough skin because you were out in the sun for most of the day.