Workday at Mokauea and Hokule'a Drydock

Mokauea resident Joni Bagood talks about the history of the fishing village
Removing invasive species
Removing invasive limu from the fishpond
Working as a team to remove trash from the island
Learning the EPA's environmental statutes from Donna Kahakui, founder of Kai Makana and EPA officer
At Hokule'a drydock!
Cleaning the mats for the escort boat

On Saturday, February 12th HGCI students visited Mokauea fishing village to learn about its history and help out during their workday. They then went to the Marine Education Training Center of Honolulu Community College to help out at the Hokule'a drydock and prep the new escort boat for the next voyage. These visits tied into the movie presentation the previous night.  It was great to see people from the film in action.

"He Wa'a He Moku, He Moku He Wa'a" Films Screening and Speaker Panel

On Friday, February 11th we came together for the screening of the film, "He Wa'a He Moku, He Moku He Wa'a." HGCI students and the public viewed this inspirational voyaging story and afterwards participated in a panel discussion with co-directors Matthew Limtiaco of NOAA and Russel Amimoto of the Nature Conservancy. Fellow voyagers Heather Nahaku Kalei also of The Nature Conservancy and of Kaleo Wong of Oahu Army Environmental Program shared their connection to voyaging through Hawaiian values and life lessons. Panelists also spoke about their path that led to their different positions in green careers.