HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - More than 1,000 public school students embarked Tuesday on an immersive week of voyaging-based and ʻāina-based learning with the Polynesian Voyaging Society.

Hoʻākea is a Hawaiʻi State Department of Education program that integrates Hawaiian voyaging traditions, cultural practices, and place-based learning with HIDOE curriculum to cultivate a “navigator mindset” that prepares students to become leaders, stewards, and critical thinkers for Hawaiʻi’s future.

Throughout the week, fourth graders and teachers from schools in the Farrington–Kaiser–Kalani Complex Area will engage with 11 sailing waʻa and several paddling waʻa, and 12 aloha ʻāina and education organizations.

Activities include dockside canoe tours, cultural and STEM activities, canoe foods demonstrati

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