Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family for their patience and understanding during the many hours devoted to this book that could have been spent with them.
This project is partially supported by NSF grant #1853533 and the University of Hawaiʻi System.
I extend my heartfelt thanks to BarbaraJean Kahawaii and Dr. Walter Kahumoku, III for their patience, encouragement, and for generously sharing their knowledge. I am also grateful to Bonnie Kahapea and the crew of Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy; Kala Baybayan Tanaka and the crew of Hui o Waʻa Kaulua; Peia Patai and the crew of Te Puna Marama; the crew of Nā Kālai Waʻa; and the Friends of Hōkūleʻa and Hawaiʻiloa, whose wisdom and experiences deeply enriched this work.
Mahalo to Carina Chernisky and the UHWO OER committee for their support, and to Vicente Diaz, Linda Furuto, Kekai Lee, Kaiwi Hāmākua-Mākuʻe, and so many others for the engaging and thought-provoking conversations that shaped this project.
