Focus Hawaii Iosepa Voyage
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Description
This episode documents the 2004 voyage of Iosepa, the double‑hulled wooden voyaging canoe built and sailed by students and community members connected to BYU–Hawaii. Much of the program consists of extensive on‑canoe footage, capturing preparation, training, repairs, rigging, and the realities of life at sea. Crew members describe how the voyage served as cultural seamanship training—learning ropework, mast setup, bracing lines, hull maintenance, navigation awareness, and watch‑system teamwork. The video includes scenes of pre‑departure work, assisting Makali‘i in dry dock, stepping the mast, securing tow lines, and preparing gear before launching. During the sail itself, viewers see the canoe cutting through waves, water pumping from the hulls, students battling seasickness, cooking meals in the galley box, working night shifts, facing cold winds and channel conditions, and supporting one another throughout the journey. The episode also shares personal reflections: the dream in which the canoe was named Iosepa, honoring Hawaiian ancestors who settled and later returned from the Iosepa colony in Utah; the presence of younger students learning the ropes; and the emotional bond formed through shared challenge. The voyage concludes with harbor entry footage, docking procedures, unloading cargo, and a prayer of gratitude after 24 hours at sea.
Length of Video
00:27:24
File Size
2.3GB
Archives Call Number
22.FH
Air Date
2004
Keywords
Iosepa canoe, Iosepa Voyage 2004, Hawaiian voyaging, double‑hulled canoe, traditional navigation, Makali‘i canoe, BYU–Hawaii voyaging program, seamanship training, cultural canoe building, ropework and rigging, Alenuihaha Channel, voyaging crew, ocean footage, Polynesian sailing traditions, Hawaiian heritage, canoe maintenance, dry dock repairs, open‑ocean voyaging, student voyagers, ancestral honoring, Iosepa Colony Utah, canoe docking procedures
Disciplines
Hawaiian Studies
Recommended Citation
Brigham Young University Hawaii, "Focus Hawaii Iosepa Voyage" (2004). Focus Hawaii. 143.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/143