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Hokule’a: Voyage of Aloha

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Voyaging Canoe Sails Into Caribbean Waters

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon

Published February 29, 2016 at 12:01 AM HST

Oiwi TV / Justyn Ah Chong

Oiwi TV / Justyn Ah Chong

Strong winds are carrying H?k?le‘a to the US Virgin Islands. The voyaging canoe arrived at its latest destination yesterday: the island of St. John. HPR’s Molly Solomon caught up with crew member Heidi Guth as part of our ongoing series H?k?le‘a: Voyage of Aloha.

Oiwi TV / Justyn Ah Chong

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Molly Solomon

Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.

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