Alingano Maisu
Alingano Maisu,also known asMaisu/ˈmaɪʃuː/,is adouble-hulledvoyaging canoebuilt inKawaihae, Hawaii,by members of Na Kalai Waʻa Moku o Hawaiʻi and ʻOhana Wa'a members from throughout the Pacific and abroad as a gift and tribute toSatawalesenavigatorMau Piailug,who navigated the voyaging canoeHōkūleʻaon her maiden voyage toTahitiin 1976 and has since trained numerousnative Hawaiiansin the ancient art ofwayfinding.The wordmaisucomes from the Satawalese word forbreadfruitthat has been knocked down by storm winds and is therefore available for anyone to take. The name is said to symbolize the knowledge ofnavigationthat is made freely available.[1]
The concept forAlingano Maisucame about in 2001 when two Hawaiian voyaging groups, thePolynesian Voyaging Societyand Na Kalai Waʻa Moku o Hawaiʻi, met with Piailug. The two hulls of the 56-foot (17 m) vessel were fabricated by the Friends ofHōkūleʻaandHawaiʻiloaonOʻahuand shipped to theIsland of Hawaiʻiwhere Na Kalai Waʻa completed construction of the canoe. The Polynesian Voyaging Society provided much of the funding for the voyaging aspect of the project as well as an escort boat to help sail the canoe toSatawal.[2]
The canoe is home-ported on the island ofYapunder the command of Piailug's son, Sesario Sewralur.[3]
Maiden voyage
[edit]Accompanied byHōkūleʻa,theMaisuleftKawaihae, Hawaii,on January 18, 2007. After stops in theMarshall Islands,Pohnpei,andChuuk,the Maisu reached Satawal on March 15, 2007. On March 18, while on Satawal, five native Hawaiiannavigatorson the voyage were inducted intopwo,a sacredMicronesianbrotherhood of master navigators.[4]
HōkūleʻaandMaisuboth left Satawal on March 20 and made stops inWoleai,UlithiandYapbefore reachingPalau.TheMaisuthen returned to Yap, while theHōkūleʻacontinued on toJapan.[5]
Navigation Training Program with Palau Community College
[edit]In June 2008,Palau Community Collegeannounced that there will be a one-year program intraditional non-instrumental navigationon theAlingano Maisuunder Sesario Sewralur.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Polynesian Voyaging Society,http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/2007voyage/2007micronesiamaisu.html,quotingKa Wai Ola,the Living Waters of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs,March 13, 2006.
- ^Wilder, Kathryn (August 2006)."Mau's Canoe".Hana Hou!.Retrieved2019-02-25.
- ^TenBruggencate, Jan (January 20, 2007)."Voyage of Friendship".the.honoluluadvertiser.com.Retrieved2019-02-25.
- ^Honolulu Star-Bulletin
- ^"2007 Sail Plan".archive.hokulea.com.Retrieved2019-02-25.
- ^ MESEKIU'S NEWS[permanent dead link]
