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    Hard at Work on the new Vaka
    vakataumako
    • Jun 15, 2016
    • 1 min

    Hard at Work on the new Vaka

    Simon just sent us these photos of the hard working crew of Taumako artisans building a new Te Puke at Taumako. In March and April many...
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    From the Archives: The Return of Lata
    vakataumako
    • May 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    From the Archives: The Return of Lata

    In answer to recent requests, here is a scan of the 1999 Sailing New Zealand article “The Return of Lata: An Authentic Polynesian...
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    Gli Gli Voyage – Traditional Caribbean Canoes
    vakataumako
    • May 6, 2016
    • 4 min

    Gli Gli Voyage – Traditional Caribbean Canoes

    by Mimi George and Aragorn Dick-Read In 1995 a 35 foot long Carib fishing canoe made in Dominica Island. The tree that became Gli Gli...
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    Learning About Cuba and Resilience with Hokule’a
    vakataumako
    • May 5, 2016
    • 11 min

    Learning About Cuba and Resilience with Hokule’a

    by Mimi George As a child I watched news of the Cuban revolution on TV. I hid under school desks in case of nuclear attack. I wondered...
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    Women Can Train to Bring Support for Voyaging at Taumako
    vakataumako
    • Apr 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    Women Can Train to Bring Support for Voyaging at Taumako

    Three women who have been working to help build the new Te Puke voyaging canoe at Taumako, are volunteering to go to Reef Islands to take...
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    Help Sail to Vanuatu this November
    vakataumako
    • Mar 10, 2016
    • 2 min

    Help Sail to Vanuatu this November

    Aloha Tatou, The Vaka Taumako Project of Solomon Islands is preparing for a voyage from Taumako to Vanuatu in November, 2016. The aim of...
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    Taumako and Vanuatu Families Planning Reunion Voyage!
    vakataumako
    • Feb 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    Taumako and Vanuatu Families Planning Reunion Voyage!

    After more than 70 years of separation and loss of communications between members of a family born and raised on Taumako, a small reunion...
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    Voyaging Goals Set for 2016
    vakataumako
    • Dec 22, 2015
    • 4 min

    Voyaging Goals Set for 2016

    Mimi and Meph have just returned from two busy and productive weeks in Solomon Islands. Here are a few highlights:For the last few...
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    Two Oceans or One?  Hokule’a at the SW Capes of Africa
    vakataumako
    • Dec 2, 2015
    • 6 min

    Two Oceans or One? Hokule’a at the SW Capes of Africa

    The aim of the Malama Honua World-Wide voyage is to sail a thread of connection round the world and share stories of hope that will help...
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    Growing Lata’s Garden
    vakataumako
    • Nov 29, 2015
    • 2 min

    Growing Lata’s Garden

    Highlights from Meph and Mimi’s Presentation at Kaua’i Community College 13 October, 2015 About 40 people attended Mimi and Meph’s talk...
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    Western Cape Province, South Africa
    vakataumako
    • Nov 15, 2015
    • 1 min

    Western Cape Province, South Africa

    The view from Pinnacle Cave 13B – our ancestral abode on the opposite side of the world #ancestors #cave #Hokulea #SouthAfrica
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    Voyagers and Ancestors In South Africa
    vakataumako
    • Nov 10, 2015
    • 4 min

    Voyagers and Ancestors In South Africa

    by Mimi George As “Gershon II” sails along the South African coast, I feel the part of what Genesis says is the meaning of Gershon – “a...
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    The View From Behind
    vakataumako
    • Oct 29, 2015
    • 6 min

    The View From Behind

    Hokule’a and Gershon II Rounding the Cape of Good Hope by Mimi George I was home in Anahola writing about the amazingly efficient lauhala...
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    A rare photo of navigator Basil Tevake
    vakataumako
    • Sep 29, 2015
    • 1 min

    A rare photo of navigator Basil Tevake

    This photo of a small Te Alo Lili was taken by the Australian administrator of Santa Cruz Islands in the 1950s.  The person sitting on it...
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    Talking Story: Growing Lata’s Garden
    vakataumako
    • Sep 28, 2015
    • 1 min

    Talking Story: Growing Lata’s Garden

    Friends in Kauai, Join us October 13th at the Kauai Community College cafeteria for a presentation and Q&A by H.M. Wyeth and Dr. Mimi...
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    The Children of Taumako
    vakataumako
    • Jul 8, 2015
    • 29 min

    The Children of Taumako

    We now have a translation of the research report of social anthropologist and round-the-world sailor, Renate Westner, MA.  She came to...
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    Two Vaka o Lata, and the Rush to Complete a Te Puke
    vakataumako
    • May 6, 2015
    • 3 min

    Two Vaka o Lata, and the Rush to Complete a Te Puke

    Cyclone Pam hit the island of Nifiloli hard. Community members retreated into the interior or fled to the somewhat higher island of...
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    Cyclone Pam: Recovery Recommendations
    vakataumako
    • May 6, 2015
    • 1 min

    Cyclone Pam: Recovery Recommendations

    Dr. Simon Salopuka, of Vaka Taumako Project – Solomon Islands, will submit this report to the SI government, offering recovery...
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    Cyclone Pam’s Devastation on Taumako
    vakataumako
    • Apr 8, 2015
    • 2 min

    Cyclone Pam’s Devastation on Taumako

    First images of the aftermath of Cyclone Pam on Taumako. 2 weeks after Cyclone Pam brought massive devastation to Vanuatu and Temotu...
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    Cylcone Pam
    vakataumako
    • Mar 16, 2015
    • 5 min

    Cylcone Pam

    Cyclone Pam has caused great destruction in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, including Temotu Province, where Vaka Taumako Project...
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