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Hokule'a navigator Nainoa Thompson thanks Honolulu City services, stresses safety and parks' role in voyaging
Summary
Voyaging leader Nainoa Thompson delivered a "message of Aloha" to the City Council highlighting Hokule'a's 50-year history, the role of Honolulu's parks and safety services in training and voyages, and the importance of rescue swimmers and water-safety training.
Nainoa Thompson, a leader of the Hokule'a voyaging canoe, told the Honolulu City Council he was "honored and privileged" to deliver a message of Aloha and to thank the City and County of Honolulu for support over the canoe's 50-year history.
Thompson described how city agencies'notably parks and recreation, fire and rescue, and water-safety personnel'have been essential to Hokule'a's safety and training programs. He said parks served as central…
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