Moananuiakea by Kristen Zimmerman

Nainoa Thompson, the Native Hawaiian who navigated the Hōkūle‘a, was trained by Mau Piailug in the art of celestial navigation. Mau or 'Papa Mau' as he was called, was from the island of Satawal in Micronesia, and it was his knowledge which allowed for Native Hawaiians and other members of the Pacific to reclaim this formerly lost skillset. While the Polynesian Voyaging Society is a pride of the Pacific, without Papa Mau's contributions from Micronesia the Hōkūle‘a could never have set sail. Mau Piailug passed on in 2010, but his legacy, and his dream of passing his knowledge on to survive past him has lived on and thrived. For more information, you can check out Na'alehu Anthony's other documentary centered around Mau Piailug, titled, 'Papa Mau'.

A Note by Hinahina Gray

Kristen is a storyteller, community builder, and artist based in Oakland, CA. Her work weaves magic & spirit with memory & nonfiction to create portals that repair intergenerational trauma, reconnect us to ancestral wisdom, and open new possibilities for the future. Her people are the ones who live in the in-between spaces and generate hope.