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AMNH Presents I He Lani Ko Luna (A Sky Above): An Evening with the Navigators of the Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage

hokulea_mediumHayden Planetarium Space Theater, 81st Street entrance

For generations, the starry heavens guided deep-sea voyagers from island to island across Polynesia. In 1976, the Polynesian Voyaging Society built and launched an iconic twin-hulled sailing canoe, Hōkūleʻa, to research and revive the oceanic traditions of the early explorers who settled the islands of Oceania. Currently visiting the East Coast from the Everglades to New England, Hōkūleʻa is in the midst of a 47,000-nautical-mile worldwide voyage to celebrate indigenous cultures and to raise awareness of the need to steward the Earth’s resources. On behalf of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Chad Kālepa Baybayan and apprentice navigator Celeste Manuia Haʻo introduce the art of wayfinding the ocean with a system of non-instrument navigation and share their knowledge that “in losing sight of the land, you discover stars.”

To learn more about the Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage http://www.hokulea.com.

 

 

 











When: Tue., Jun. 7, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Where: American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
212-769-5100
Price: Tickets $15 ($13.50 seniors, students); $12 Members
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hokulea_mediumHayden Planetarium Space Theater, 81st Street entrance

For generations, the starry heavens guided deep-sea voyagers from island to island across Polynesia. In 1976, the Polynesian Voyaging Society built and launched an iconic twin-hulled sailing canoe, Hōkūleʻa, to research and revive the oceanic traditions of the early explorers who settled the islands of Oceania. Currently visiting the East Coast from the Everglades to New England, Hōkūleʻa is in the midst of a 47,000-nautical-mile worldwide voyage to celebrate indigenous cultures and to raise awareness of the need to steward the Earth’s resources. On behalf of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, Hōkūleʻa captain and navigator Chad Kālepa Baybayan and apprentice navigator Celeste Manuia Haʻo introduce the art of wayfinding the ocean with a system of non-instrument navigation and share their knowledge that “in losing sight of the land, you discover stars.”

To learn more about the Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage http://www.hokulea.com.

 

 

 

Buy tickets/get more info now