 Last additions - Yokohama 横浜市 |
Miss Yokohama also took part in the arrival ceremonies.Jun 14, 2007
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Conch shell blowerJun 14, 2007
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Crew members hug each other.Jun 14, 2007
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Former Yokozuna Akebono (blue shirt) and his family were also on the pier. (Wife and daughter in orange.)Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a crew dance on the canoe.Jun 14, 2007
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Royal Order of Kamehameha I leave the pier.Jun 14, 2007
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Royal Order of Kamehameha IJun 14, 2007
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Royal Order of Kamehameha I wear red and gold capes.Jun 14, 2007
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Hula dancersJun 14, 2007
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Hula dancers take part in arrival ceremonies.Jun 14, 2007
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Captain Bruce Blankenfeld places a lei on the bow.Jun 14, 2007
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Crowd on the waterfront near the pier.Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a arrival ceremoniesJun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a crew membersJun 14, 2007
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The Royal Order of Kamehameha I take part in arrival ceremonies. 入港式Jun 14, 2007
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Welcome banner from YanmarJun 14, 2007
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Koinobori carp streamers adorn Hokule'a. A great Japanese touch.Jun 14, 2007
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Escort ship Kama Hele flying the Japanese, Hawaiian, and Yanmar flags at Yokohama.Jun 14, 2007
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Pulling Hawaii's most famous canoe to dock.Jun 14, 2007
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Under overcast skies, Hokule'a docks.Jun 14, 2007
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Escort ship (powered by a Yanmar engine) Kama Hele also docks soon afterward.Jun 14, 2007
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Hula dancersJun 14, 2007
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A rope is thrown to the dock from Hokule'a.Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a arrives right on schedule at 11 am on June 9, 2007. Yokohama is its last stop.Jun 14, 2007
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Conch shell blowers signal the canoe's arrival.Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a nears the dock.Jun 14, 2007
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Nearing Pukari Sanbashi Pier. The question was, which side of the pier would it dock? (Was going the other side so I rushed over to the other side.)Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a and Yokohama Bay Bridge in the background.Jun 14, 2007
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One sail unraveled.Jun 14, 2007
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They wanted to prove that the original native Hawaiians were able to sail between Tahiti to Hawaii on purpose, and that they did not land on Hawaii by accident.Jun 14, 2007
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They only referred to the sun, moon, the stars, and ocean waves to navigate through the vast Pacific Ocean or Polynesia. This is called celestial navigation. Extremely few people can do this, and the Hawaiians are learning this skill of long-ago.Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a already in sight well before 11 am when it was scheduled to dock.Jun 14, 2007
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Hokule'a and escort ship Kama Hele. What makes this canoe so special and famous is that it was used to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti (and many other places) without any modern navigational instruments.Jun 14, 2007
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People crowd the waterfront near Pukari Sanbashi Pier.Jun 14, 2007
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People crowd the waterfront near Pukari Sanbashi Pier.Jun 14, 2007
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June 9, 2007. Hula dancers rush to Pukari Sanbashi Pier where the Hokule'a canoe is to dock. ぷかりさん橋Jun 14, 2007
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A crowd of a few hundred on hand to greet Hokule'a's arrival.Jun 14, 2007
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