
The finished canoe "Makalea" at Lanikuhonua, Oahu

Hawaiian Earth Products green waste facility, the souce of the log

Salvaged timber 
The Albezia log (#1 invasive tree species in Hawaii)  Roughed hull 
Kupuna (teachers) helping out 
The hull, a little more refined 
Ready to go into the shop for finishing 
Patching the hull 
The manus 
Note the eyes on both the front and back manu
(The canoe's name, Makalea, means "The Eyes of Lea" the Hawaiian goddess of canoe builders and navigators)



The ama, the outrigger float 
McD Philpotts 
Out of the shop 
On display at the Pegge Hopper Gallery 
 
Paddles also made from salvaged wood 
The Christening at Lanikuhonua, a historic fishing village 
Probably the first canoe in 200 years.... 
to go from the mountains to the sea here! 
Educating children at the Bishop Museum. 


Culturally based environmental resource education
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