Aloha mai e na hoa makamaka,

ʻO ke kai uli, ke kai loa, me ke kai hohonu ka mea i hoʻopili i nā

lāhui o ka moana nui ākea. No ʻImiloa a me ka ʻOhana Waʻa ka

hauʻoli o ka mālama i kēia papahana e hoʻāno ana a e hoʻōla ana

i ka ʻike kuʻuna o nā kūpuna kahiko i aʻe ma nā ʻale kū a loloa o ka

Pākīpika. ʻImiloa is honored to present the 5th annual Wayfinding and Navigation Festival. Together with the ʻOhana Waʻa, we are committed to honoring the heritage of wayfinding to inspire future leadership. By incorporating a deep understanding of traditional values and knowledge with leading technology, we hope to instill confidence in our youth that is crucial for preparing for successful voyages - much like how one prepares for life. The powerful and transformative effect of navigation as a metaphor for finding direction in life is both humbling and inspiring at the same time. Mahalo nui for participating in this year’s festival. We thank the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the many community collaborators for making this event possible. ʻImiloa remains committed to our local community and to our partners who support Hawaiʻi’s rich heritage of exploration.

Naʻu me ke aloha lāhui, Kaʻiu Kimura Executive Director ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi University of Hawaii at Hilo

E Welina Mai,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 5th Annual ʻImiloa Wayfinding and Navigation Festival hosted at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. This annual festival celebrates the voyaging and wayfinding traditions of our mariner ancestors who settled these shores and the many other islands that populate the Pacific. With a mission to bring culture and science together to connect, educate, and inspire future explorers, ʻImiloa will once again feature activities that celebrate the proud heritage of these oceanic explorers.

This year we honor the island of Kahoʻolawe as a piko and nourishing life

source for Hawaiʻi and its people. Kanaloa, the ancient name for Kahoʻolawe, is a traditional center for wayfinding and navigation. From this piko emanated a

renaissance of culture, identity, and aloha ʻāina, one’s love and deep connection for earth, sea, and sky.

Listen to stories from a few of the “Early Warriors” and “Early Voyagers” of

Kahoʻolawe who were instrumental in the Native Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance: Pua Kanakaʻole Kanahele, the Kukahiko ʻOhana, Emmett Aluli, Walter Ritte, Davianna McGregor, Craig Neff, Kalei Nuʻuhiwa, Billy Richards and myself, with special musical guest, Jon Osorio. The ʻImiloa Wayfinding & Navigation Festival honors these special people as stewards of knowledge, navigating our community into the future.

We thank the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for their generous support of

this event and the members of Ka ʻOhana Waʻa Pākīpika, The Pacific Voyaging Alliance, for keeping the Spirit of the Wayfinder alive in all of those who explore and come to know as did these early oceanic wayfinders that in losing the sight of land, you discover the stars.

Me ka ʻoiaʻiʻo nō,

Kālepa Baybayan Associate Director & Navigator in Residence

ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi

Ka Papa Manawa, Event Schedule

Mai ka Piko Mai A Hoʻ̒ i, Return to Kanaloa Honoring the Piko of the Hawaiian Islands, Kahoʻolawe

10:00 am Ka Wehena, Event Opening Planetarium

10:10 – 10:50 Hānau Hou He ʻUla O Kanaloa, Rebirth of a Sacred Island

Planetarium Immerse yourself in the stories and chants of Kaho‘olawe as Aunty Pua

Kanaka‘ole Kanahele shares her connection and kuleana to this island and its significance to the Hawaiian culture.

11:00 – 12:30 Moʻolelo Kupuna, Haʻawina Hanauna:

Moanahōkū Passing the Torch, Lessons for the Next Generation Hall Unfold the connection of Maui and Kahoʻolawe through stories from past

to present with the Kukahiko ʻOhana, one of Maui’s ancient families whose genealogical roots run deep within the region of Honuaʻula and the coastline that reaches towards Kahoʻolawe. Listen as they share how their love and connection to these places shaped their lives and the legacy that they will leave behind for the next generation. Panelists: Brothers Robert “Bobby” Luʻuwai and John “Boogie” Luʻuwai and their cousins, Edward “Eddie” Chang and Leslie “Les” Kuloloio. Moderated by Maile Luuwai and Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa

12:45 – 1:30 Lono I Ka Makahiki, Traditional Makahiki Games Poliʻahu Lawn Conducted on Kahoʻolawe in 1982 was the first contemporary version of

the Makahiki Ceremony. Thirty years later, participate in demonstrations of

traditional Makahiki Games with nā kāne o Hale Paʻa Kaua. 1:45 – 2:45 “Mai Ka Piko Mai A Hoʻ i, Return To Kanaloa”

Moanahōkū Video Documentary Hall Watch the reuniting of both the “Early Warriors” of Kahoʻolawe and the

“Early Voyagers” of Hōkūleʻa as they heal a painful divide that occurred in the formative years of the Native Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance.

2:45 – 4:15 “Mai Ka Piko Mai A Hoʻi, Return To Kanaloa”

Moanahōkū Panel Discussion Hall Following our featured documentary, listen to the stories from a few of the

“Early Warriors” and “Early Voyagers” who were instrumental in the Native Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance. Panelists: Emmett Aluli, Walter Ritte, Davianna McGregor, Craig Neff, Kalei

Nu‘uhiwa, Billy Richards, Kalepa Baybayan with special musical guest, Jon

Osorio. Moderated by Leilani Lindsey-Ka‘apuni 4:45 – 5:00 Ka Panina, Event Closing

Moanahōkū Hall

Around ʻImiloa

‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Official Launch of The Wayfinder’s Collection Store Inspired by the stars that guide a navigator’s journey, join

us for the official launch of our signature jewelry line, the “Wayfinder’s Collection”, sold exclusively at ‘Imiloa. Visit our simulated planetarium at our Never Lost Resource Station to see what stars were in the night sky when your life’s voyage first began. Then, visit us at the ‘Imiloa Bank of Hawaii Store to take a piece of your journey home with you.

Atrium Never Lost Resource Station All Day Knowledge that was once privy to only a select few

chosen to be wayfinders & navigators is now available to the world. Visit our resource station featuring the most recent website on deep sea voyaging and navigation.

Planetarium Hallway “Ho‘oilina: Birthright” Art Exhibition All Day Kahoʻolawe was the center for nurturing and teaching

new wayfinders and navigators. Once taught, they were charged with the kuleana, responsibility, to perpetuate this art. This cultural tradition of passing down knowledge continues today in the ʻohana of world-renowned artist, Rocky Jensen through the artwork of his children, award-winning photographer, Natalie Mahina Jensen, and published illustrator son, Frank Keli‘ialohaoka‘iouli Jensen.

Atrium Hawaiian Voice, Hawaiian Vote All Day Moved by a desire to preserve Kahoʻolawe as a cultural

and educational resource for Hawaiʻi, a small group of people used their voices and took action that changed history. You, too, can make a difference in our community by letting your voice be heard and getting involved in issues of our day. Visit the Office of Hawaiian Affair’s station to get educated and to get involved.

Poli‘ahu Lawn Makahiki Games 11:00 – 2:00 Conducted on Kahoʻolawe in 1982 was the first

contemporary version of the Makahiki Ceremony. Thirty years later, test your skills in traditional Makahiki games with nā kāne o Hale Pa‘a Kaua.

‘Imiloa Front Garden Ho‘okipa Wa‘a, Canoe Tours 11:00 – 2:00 Experience what life is like on the wa‘a. Take a tour on

‘Aha Pūnana Leo’s voyaging canoe, Maiau, with crewmembers of Hōkūalaka‘i and learn various wayfinding and navigation techniques.

“Hoʻoilina, Birthright” Art Exhibit

Hale Nauā III, Society of Maoli Arts celebrates its 36th anniversary with the exhibition Hoʻoilina featuring the art of Natalie Mahina Jensen and Frank Tarallo Jensen from September 28 – October 28, 2012 in ʻImiloa’s planetarium hall. Hoʻoilina honors the perpetuation of maoli contemporary fine art depicted through a traditional legacy, from award winning artist and father, Rocky Kaʻiouliokahihikoloʻehu Jensen, to his lifelong students and children, renown artists in their own right, Natalie and Frank Jensen.

Natalie Mahina Jensen has exhibited with the Hale Nauā since she was a child of eleven. First taught ancient Hawaiʻi’s feather

craft, perfecting her technique with the kāhili, she then chose to express her creativity through photography, exhibiting throughout Hawaiʻi, the US continent and Europe. Her beautiful black and white sepia photographs hang in many prominent collections throughout the world.

Natalie’s photographic anthology entitled Daughters of Haumea depicts Hawaiian women within their indigenous society and offers a glimpse into pre-contact Hawaiʻi where women’s lives were defined by ʻIhi Kapu, or Sacred Law. This law was created to respect, protect and cherish the Sacred Womb, the Mother of All Things. The book, Daughters of Haumea, written by Lucia Tarallo, inclusive of Natalie’s photographs, will be available in the ʻImiloa Bank of Hawaiʻi Museum Store during the exhibition. Having studied under his father Rocky K. Jensen, Frank Jensen has perfected a personal art style, combining the clean, crisp, illustrative style of his father and the pen and ink techniques of his icon Vergil Finley. The evolution of his personal artistic expression has brought him to illustrate books, articles and high tech games in major worldwide collections.

His collection Nā Kaua a Māui-a-Kalana from the Fifteenth Canto of the Kumulipo depicts the

physical journey and spiritual quest of Māui back to Hawaikilalo, the site of Moa, Maui-a-Kalana’s birthplace. The storyteller’s recitation of the human element anchors the kaona or metaphor richly evident in Jensen’s drawings. To the right: Na Kaua a Maui-a-Kalana by Frank Tarallo Jensen

Makahiki Games Oʻ̒o Ihe: The art of spear throwing. From a set distance competitors throw spears at banana stumps to test accuracy and distance. Maika/ʻOlohu: Competitors try to roll the maika stone for accuracy through two stakes/pahu at a set distance. Moa Paheʻe/Ihe Paheʻe: Competitors try to slide moa pahe'e or ihe pahe'e for accuracy through two stakes/pahu at a set distance. Hakoko: Standing within a defined area, opponents position hands and grapple one another to the ground. Haka Moa: Chicken fighting. Standing in a defined area on one leg, holding their other behind them, opponents try to knock each other to the ground or out of the defined area. Kulakulaʻ i: Competitors force each other and try to push each off balance and to the ground. Pushes must be hand-to-hand, open handed. Paʻuma: Standing wrist wrestling. Opponents stand with hands clasped and outside edge of small toe touching trying to force the other off balance and to the ground.

Uma: Opponents attempt to bring the back of their competitor’s hand to the ground. Competitors lay or kneel facing each other with one hand clasped while their free hand is kept behind their back. Paʻumeʻume: Two-man tug of war. Opponents stand in or on agreed positions pulling with both hands and bracing with their feet trying to pull each other pass center marker or off balance. Huki Huki: Two teams of equal number and size line up on opposite ends pulling with both hands and bracing with their feet trying to pull each other pass center marker. Heʻe Holua: Narrow sled from twelve to eighteen feet long were used to race downhill on carefully prepared courses. It was a favored test amongst Ali'i.

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George Helm George Jarrett Helm, Jr. was born on March 23, 1950 at Kalamaʻula on the island of Molokaʻi.

At the age of 15, he left Molokaʻi to attend St. Louis High School. While there, he studied under Hawaiian cultural experts John and Kahauanu Lake and achieved mastery in vocal performance and guitar. Helm was a great Hawaiian falsetto vocalist who played fast, complex guitar parts while singing in an "almost inhuman" vocal range. He was a powerful orator, writer, and "revolutionary" philosopher who helped inspire the modern Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Helm was considered, as his posthumous album title suggests, a "True Hawaiian” who surfed, fished, farmed, loved, sang, worshipped, and thought in the ways of old. In 1975, George Helm began his front-line activism in the Molokaʻi-based group Hui Alaloa and became deeply involved in the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana, a Hawaiian-led organization that sought to end the bombing of the island of Kahoʻolawe, a Hawaiian island used as target practice by the U.S. Navy. On January 30, 1977 five activists, Helm, Walter Ritte, Richard Sawyer, Charles Warrington, and Francis Kaʻuhane, landed on Kahoʻolawe in an attempt to gain greater public recognition of the struggle. Everyone was arrested except for Ritte and Sawyer, who stayed hidden on the island for 35 days with very limited food and water.

Concerned for Walter Ritte and Richard Sawyer and beset by vivid dreams and visions, George Helm set out for Kahoʻolawe — first by boat, then by surfboard — with Maui fisherman and park ranger, Kimo Mitchell, and water expert, Billy Mitchell. By the time they reached the island, Sawyer and Ritte had already been picked up. The boat that was scheduled to meet the three men the next day to return them to Maui was discovered swamped. The three men attempted to return to Maui on surfboards but two of them, Helm and Kimo Mitchell mysteriously disappeared and although a massive search was conducted, nothing but a surfboard belonging to one of the missing men was ever found. Billy Mitchell, the only survivor of the group, last saw Helm and Kimo Mitchell near the tiny crescent-shaped islet of Molokini.

George Helm’s death was not in vain. His vision to stop the bombing of Kahoʻolawe eventually became a reality. On October 22, 1990, President George H.W. Bush ordered that all weapons delivery training on Kahoʻolawe be stopped. A few weeks later President Bush signed a law that ended the bombing of Kahoʻolawe and returned its ownership to the state of Hawaii.

Today, George Helm is hailed as one of the Aloha ʻĀina movement's greatest heroes; among young activists he is as legendary as the great Eddie Aikau is to young surfers. Generations later, George Helm's music is still inspirational to many, both because it is considered to be some of the finest examples of Hawaiian falsetto ever created, and because it embodies one of the most powerful expressions of the Hawaiian soul. The following song was written in his memory: Hawaiian Soul Words & Music by Jon Osorio & Randy Borden I can recall the way your voice would fill the room And we would all be stilled by your melody But now your voice is gone and to the sea belongsAll of the gentle songs that you had harbored Hawaiian soul How could you leave us You’ve not been lost at sea You’re only wandering Hawaiian soul We sing your melody And send them out to sea You know the harmony They say before you left to seek your destiny That older voices called and drowned your laughter But I believe you knew what you would have to be A beacon in the storm to guide us after

The ʻImiloa Wayfinding & Navigation Festival Mission:

• Celebrates achievements of Oceanic Wayfinders • Revive and perpetuate navigation and wayfinding skills • Stimulate community interest in voyaging arts • Recognize community wayfinders as stewards of their

culture and heritage • Inspire future generations of wayfinders as stewards of

heritage and tradition, and navigators of their community

Special Mahalo to those who support the mission of the Hilo

Wayfinding & Navigation Festival and also the navigation and wayfinding endeavors of ʻImiloa and the ʻOhana Waʻa:

• Senator Daniel K. Inouye • Office of Hawaiian Affairs • Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana • Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission • University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo • Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikolani, UHH • ʻAha Pūnana Leo, Honuakai • ʻOhana Waʻa • Hale Paʻa Kaua • Hale Nauā III • Jensen ʻOhana • R Kalalau Mechanics • Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center • Pilago ʻOhana • Milton Iopa • Art Kimura • Kiko Johnston • Jerry Benson • ʻImiloa Astronomy Center Staff & Volunteers