Hōkūle'a: Sam Gon Speaks About Palmyra Atoll

Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor for the Nature Conservancy Hawai'i, Sam Ohu Gon, shares why Palmyra is so special and why Hōkūle'a was allowed to visit this protected atoll.

The Hōkūle'a just completed a sail to Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of Hawai'i, as training for the Hōkūle'a Wolrdwide Voyage in which the traditional Hawaiian canoe will circumnavigate the Earth using ancient Polynesian navigation techniques. The crew carry with them the idea that we are all crew members on Canoe Earth and, just as on Hōkūle'a, we need to care for one another an our resources.

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• Sam Ohu Gon

[JadiidCarthage]

Im thinking the United States military and Gov't have hidden agendas going on with this place. They definitely lay claim to it as if they were gods.

[TheMakana100]

Watch out what you speak.....as sometimes words come back in other ways to get you....da Kahuna gonna take care to see what and whom is pono

[WMEC38]

Elitits like this jerk make me sick! I going to sail to Palmyra Island, build a cabin there and start farming. I want to see you try to kick me off.

[abbcccxyyzzz]

very insightful man; he did a guest lecture at one of my classes

[murve33]

Ha, Wikipedia taught me about Palmyra Atoll. Very interesting.

[gamerguy12345]

im mature and all but... highest population of boobies tehe

[Rekar85]

@chrisdotwynn same

[ukshops]

Yes, and it's only open to the scientists. And that's grossly unreasonable and unjust.

Why should some nerd that has had his neck stuck in a textbook for the last 10 years have a right to see and experience the wonders of this place....and everyone else is banned?

Okay I believe in looking after the environment but this is more than a little elitist. And anyway why preserve if we cannot see?

[Aenovastar]

Palmyra is a amazing place!

[chrisdotwynn]

Amazing..To think if it wasn't for Google Earth, I would have never know this little place existed