Jennifer Allen, author/photographer of Malama Honua
904 Manhattan Ave
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
USA
Jennifer Allen, author/photographer of Malama Honua visits {pages} on Friday, January 26 at 7pm
From the launch in Hawai’i in May 2014, around the world 60,000 miles, to 23 different countries, this book chronicles Hōkūle’a’s epic mission to raise awareness of and nurture worldwide sustainability. Hōkūle’a is a double-hulled Polynesian sailing canoe, modeled after the vessels that Polynesians used centuries ago to find and settle new lands. The canoe is sailed without modern instruments, navigators use traditional wayfinding skills, using only the sun, moon, stars, swells and sea life as guides.
Interwoven with descriptions of Hokule’a’s experiences in port are the voices of the master navigators and crew members, who guide the ship along the ocean’s trackless path using only stars, birds, wind, and seas — non-instrumental wayfinding techniques– and the local pioneers — scientists, teachers, and children touched by Hokule’a’ — who work tirelessly to weather the many environmental challenges in our modern lives. This is a story about our need to draw together into one global community. By respecting one another and nature’s delicate and intricate systems, this book captures the many ways indigenous cultures are committed to living in ecological balance. Published by Patagonia.
Local author and Palos Verdes resident, Jennifer Allen grew up along the shores of California with continual longing for and ongoing returns to the islands of Hawaii. As a journalist based on the mainland, she has authored two previously published books, and her work has appeared in several publications including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and The New Republic. She has also contributed to HBO and has reported for the NFL Network and NFL Films. Following Hōkūle‘a around the world has been a humbling and inspiring life-changing experience.
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