Short Films

He Wa'a He Moku He Moku He Wa'a

The short film He Waʻa He Moku He Moku He Waʻa was produced in partnership with the Polynesian Voyaging Society, The Nature Conservancy and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and World Heritage Site. The goal of this film is to help introduce waʻa (canoe) values, to students and teachers in Hawaiʻi. These values, essential to open ocean voyaging, translate well to ways we should live on our islands, and on this planet. The title, translated in English, means: The Canoe is an Island and the Island is a Canoe.

He Waʻa He Moku He Moku He Waʻa serves as a tool to introduce how we can conserve limited resources, care for one another, understand our individual responsibilities, and seek knowledge to find our way as a community, on land and in the ocean.

Navigating My Course

A chronicle of a workshop designed to blur the lines between various sciences, traditional ecological knowledge, and wilderness restoration. Voyaging values were a central theme in helping students identify professional paths and new careers on the horizon.

Marianas Navigating Change

A one-week teachers workshop, tying traditional voyaging values and place-based learning to academic success.