Standing beside Ka Punahou – the spiritual, geographic and historic heart of campus – is a magical place
It takes a village to launch a canoe – and that’s just what the Punahou community has come together to do with Kamaola
The Punahou community has been actively involved in revitalizing Polynesian voyaging
The program provides learning opportunities in sustainability, social studies, engineering and more
Kamaola, Punahou’s wa‘a kaulua, celebrated its first time at sea last October
Pat Quilter ’64 made a transformational gift to Punahou, supporting the Mary Kawena Pukui Learning Commons and Voyaging Program
Students dove into oceanic wayfinding this summer
The weeklong lesson will teach them assembly skills, engineering concepts and about Hawaiian culture
Students are studying traditional ocean navigation all from the comfort of their own classroom
The idea to build a voyaging canoe was first envisioned by alumna Dillyn Lietzke ’20 while she was a student at Punahou









