Hokulea: How to navigate without instruments

In less than three weeks, Hokulea and Hikinalia will set sail on the international portion of their voyage around the world, navigated without instruments.

[@benrayphand4420]

All of Oceania owes Mau a debt of gratitude. Much respect to all that are relearning our culture.

[@toltoliban2260]

Not all of Oceania. Marshall Islands and Woleai in Yap are still safeguarding their navigation arts.

[@santospaul8103]

@@toltoliban2260 missed the point of his comment, it’s already known that the authentic navigation culture is from Micronesia lol

[@mataafa1]

Absolutely

[@curtisthomas2670]

I believe they amassed the largest amount of navigational techniques and skills of any civilization

[@gloverelaxis]

the bravery and confidence required to make such massive journeys like this, trusting your lives in your ability to navigate, is so incredible. these are some of the highest achievements in human history, I think.

[@TheKilopoo]

Funny that the reporter and one of the subjects of the story (Nainoa Thompson) are actually married

[@saimonefiji6231]

My fijian ancestors used the wind direction, the birds, stars, moon, sun, sea current,

[@rodneydockrill604]

I am great grandson of South sea Islanders Navigators my late grandfather and my late grandmother would tell me stories of around South Pacific and And would build the large Ocean going Catamarans and study the waves and the stars at night.

[@justicesomeday]

Thank you 😎😢✈️

[@theromanorder]

As a māori we used very similar system, but with different names being the main difference

[@elaztic]

They're my favorite tribes.

[@pantasarjacob9553]

Really? Where you guys learned it from?

[@eeeaten]

they say it in the video

[@blackcitroenlove]

Trial and error, as we all do.

[@curtisthomas2670]

A couple millennia of seafaring experience does that

[@AussieChic968]

I often wondered how these people's ancestors managed to navigate, with those flimsy canoes they sailed on, out middle of nowhere, out in this vast deserted ocean...

[@damnnative3188]

“Flimsy” 🤣

[@j.r.freeman9420]

@@damnnative3188 right😂

[@blackcitroenlove]

Flimsy? The fuck? Have you ever SEEN a voyaging canoe?

[@curtisthomas2670]

Weren't flimsy at all. They had different designs, including very large dugouts, lashed and caulked rafts, even twin canoes catamaran style with a center platform on which they carried lived animals even growing plants for their journeys. Plus the Pacific doesn't have hurricanes like the American Atlantic

[@islandguy6928]

Coming from a race with diseased ridden boats who wondered the ocean blind.

[@r3db1o0d2]

I use google to get around

[@alexisramos2465]

on bro

[@alexisramos2465]

f this s