From left, Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo (Chaminade Communication professor), Kirk Caldwell ( Honolulu mayor), Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez (University of San Francisco Ethnic Studies professor) , and Richard Kido (Chaminade Accounting professor) in front of the Hōkūleʻa voyaging canoe at North Cove Marina, Manhattan.
Chaminade faculty members, Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo and Richard Kido, were part of the Hawaii contingent who attended the New York City Arrival Ceremony this June to welcome the Hōkūleʻa voyaging canoe. Native Americans led the with songs, chants, offerings, and smoke. Sponsored by the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaiian Airlines, the weeklong celebration was an opportunity to share the adventures of Hōkūleʻa and its Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, as well as to share Hawaiian culture with the people of New York.