He Kani Ko Luna: A Sky Above: Kālepa Baybayan at TEDxMaui

About the Presenter:
Kālepa Baybayan is captain and navigator of the Hawaiian deep-sea voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻiloa, and Hōkūalakaʻi. A participant in the Polynesian voyaging renaissance since 1975, Kālepa is the past site director for Honuakai, a learning center of 'Aha Pūnana Leo. This nonprofit organization uses the double-hulled voyaging canoe Hōkūalaka'i to teach the Hawaiian language to participants, along with the Oceanic tradition of deep-sea navigation. Kālepa is navigator in residence at the 'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai'i, developing curricula and materials that engage people of all ages in the indigenous art of celestial wayfinding.
About TEDx:
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[@WaenaWorksKauaiStory]

R.I.P. Uncle Kālepa

[@liv3127]

RIP Chad Kalepa Baybayan... shining down on us from the stars

[@kaoskewenvoyouma2712]

Thank you for sharing. HissatSinom, Ancient Hopis, also believed in breaking pottery so as to leave a mark or trail. I did a school project in grade school about the state ov Hawaii and since then i've been enamored with Polynesian culture. It's Beautiful. Their sense ov humour is what I like best cause we're pretty the same.

[@JN-er5yu]

Sorry but the way tells this story is as if Nainoa was the one with the techniques and knowledge and Mau just came along to give a little help...... Nainoa knows exactly where he got it from.

[@river4462]

No one disputes. No not even Nainoa. Chill

[@river4462]

Mahalo nui Kalepa. You gave a great explanation.

[@cbdousek]

Kupaianaha! Wonderful, extraordinary!!

[@susanmazzella865]

I'm with you Duke Palk-Hawaii doesn't belong to America or to millionaires. It's Polynesian and reason for it's incredible beauty + culture. I pray for a revolution. Stopping predators + parasites from further exploitation of your birtright.

[@dukepalk6324]

I'm not into sacrificing or settling for second place. Sharing our culture has got us in a place where we have nothing for ourselves. We have been adjusting ourselves for the foreign stranger with less and less to adjust to and nothing is sacred anymore. Our language almost eradicated "deliberately" and the USA business man still turns hawaiian against hawaiian so we are not unitedly strong (Technology a major factor) . Not to mention the military bases taking all the prime land and influencing the state of Hawaii to not release any land that is useful self sustaining. Hawaiians were given the most hottest driest part of the Aina (Island). Millionaires and white collar Haoles buy up all the good properties thuis includes the japanese who bombed our land but yet have most of the beautiful property and chains of businesses not to mention the YAKUZA who live better then most hawaiians. I'm awake while the USA is doing surgery on me including hundreds of other hawaiians not fortunate to have a place on our land of birth and it's painful. I grew up with a white guy in california who owns a home in kalihi valley almost million dollar property I don't own a thing there how shame is that. I hope Uncle Bumpy does something great with the kingdom of hawaii and the hawaiian people start appointing Ali'i to lead our people again. ALoha Aina Duke Kaawalauole. "Puna people".

[@falcosparverius1]

You can buy property on the big island dirt cheap, the wet side of the island in Puna where it is fertile and productive with a lot of hard work, the land can be made productive for you and your family. Hoping for others to do the hard work for you is not a plan for success in life.

[@newleaf9]

Hawaii's problem is too many mahus are visibly claimed to be cultural experts and being leaders.

[@celestehoglund5691]

🙏

[@dukepalk6324]

I would love to learn when do we start KUMO. "No joke" Aloha and Mahalo, Duke Kaawalauole.

[@COCONUTclapz]

Totoatu!

[@RickClark]

Mauru'uru ro'a.