Huliau - The Return Voyage

Let ke koko--the blood--that we carry, and the love that we feel for our Islands, speak. The time is now.

Join the Conversation, Coast to Coast
With ‘Iokepa Hanalei ‘Īmaikalani,

Guardian of ke kahiko - the authentic, aboriginal culture.

THE REASON AND THE PURPOSE

If you have a single drop of native Hawaiian blood, we invite you to join the conversation.
If you have no Hawaiian blood and you want to experience the Return Voyage--come.

Our ancestors were intrepid voyagers. They built remarkably sophisticated canoes and voyaged both throughout the Pacific, and to coastal America, for thousands of years. They took their navigational guidance from the stars, the currents, the birds, the whale migration, and their own unshakeable faith.

On every voyage—then and now—there came a turning point: That moment was “Huliau—The Return Voyage.” These spiritual gatherings are the celebration of that moment--the dawn of our native claim, our aboriginal voice.

These gatherings are our map for the Return Voyage to:

* Knowledge of what our ancestors represented (our unadulterated history).

* Confidence in who we genuinely are.

* Personal freedom from the tyranny of others’ explanation of us.

Together we will light the fire of authentic cultural identity, and unity. The time is now.

“It doesn’t matter if the so-called, ‘blood quantum’ is just a drop. If we feel a responsibility for the Islands, we should have the privilege of responding to our culture. We carry in our DNA all that our ancestors lived. We underestimate our own importance. We see how huge the universe is, and we fail to appreciate the part we play. But when we strike the match… ”

‘Iokepa Hanalei ‘Īmaikalani