ʻAʻĀ
Newsletter about two pacific islanders learning how to wayfind.
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Updates & tea (opens the original)
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Aloha Ethnomads, Keili here! Checking in at home with tea and all the beverages a sick gal could ask for. With storms on the horizon and my pup, Hilo - it’s not a terrible time to lock in for computer work and cuddles. <img alt="" class="sizin
Ethnomad - Britt Hōkūlani (opens the original)
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Aloha aloha aloha!! Brit here.I can start off by saying your girl only threw up once, so that’s a win in my book. On previous sails around Oʻahu, I’ve earned my title of Palu Princess aka being absolutely useless in the back of the boat. Buttt more than anything, I wanted to experience what Keili and Chris are creating through Aʻa so I kept signing up.Subscribe nowI’ve been reading and following along with my besties Keili and Chris’s journey since t
Kakahiaka from Molokaʻi (opens the original)
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aloha kakahiakachris herevery blessed to report ʻAʻā is alive and well after hurricane lowell fish hooked into our paeʻāina this past weekend. some vessels around her were not as fortunate. although i never got a chance to meet the owners, may they rest in peace. prayers also go out for the kauai ʻohana that received heavy damage. please reach out to your friends and families over there to check in. super el niño is beginning to show her teeth. in a matter of hours lahaina reached record high bu
Ethnomad - Jon Spenser (opens the original)
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Aloha nō, Keili here! Coming at you live from the Sea Grant office at UH Mānoa! Logging on quickly to share a beautiful story from Ethnomad, Jon Spenser. Jon joined us on ʻāʻa for a big adventure starting on Hawaiʻi island and heading back to his home, Maui, across the Alenuihāhā channel. He had many trials and tribulations leading up to his first big channel crossing on a waa… but I will let him share! Subscribe</p
Mia’s log (opens the original)
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Aloha no, Keili hereSending you a post I’ve been holding onto for a while written by Mia Janjic on the sail from Waimea to Makua. Enjoy! SubscribeA Recollection Where to begin.. I feel like I’ve experienced a mode of presence that marks an awakening I can’t reverse. Circumnavigating O’ahu with the most unique and incredible kanaka aboard the infamous ‘A’ā.In the night before, the
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