Hōkūleʻa Hula
Carlos Andrade
- Ke-Alii-o-Kona-i-ka-Lewa is the Hawaiian name of the star Canopus.
- Aroha is the (New Zealand) Maori word that celebrated the Hōkūleʻa crew's stay at New Zealand prior to sailing on to Tonga and Samoa.
- Fangatua is the Tongan navigator who piloted the Hōkūleʻa through the Tongan archipelago.
- Matangi (Hawaiian word is makani, Samoan word is matagi) Matagi Tonga is the south wind that blew Hōkūleʻa north to Samoa from Neiafu, the area in Vavau where the Hōkūleʻa anchored while waiting for the right wind conditions to complete the leg to Samoa.
- Tongatapu is the capitol island of the Tongan nation. Return to Kāwelu Music
Updated: 2022-04-21T21:46:48-1000 (HST)