| HWST 282 introduces students to traditional knowledge of Hawaiian voyaging and navigation and to the modern revival of voyaging arts in Hawai‘i and the Pacific through a survey of history of navigation; introduction of skills needed to navigate double hulled voyaging canoes; survey of canoe design in Hawai‘i and the Pacific; introduction of sailing dynamics; overview of weather and sea conditions in Hawai‘i and the Pacific; introduction to sail planning including dead reckoning, steering by the stars, and other methods used by traditional navigators. The course places Hawaiian navigation and voyaging in the context of Polynesian and Pacific cultures and the pre-European discovery and settlement of the Pacific islands and its application in the contemporary Pacific. |
Class Details
Credits: 3
Prereq: HWST 281 or consent of instructor., Coreq: HWST 282L.
Courses: HAWAIIAN STUDIES (HWST)
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