Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 2, 1 February 2004 — Canoe legends leave lasting marks on Hawaiʻiʻs people and seafaring traditions [ARTICLE]

Canoe legends leave lasting marks on Hawaiʻiʻs people and seafaring traditions

By Manu Boyd Within an eight-day period, Hawai'i lost two masters in Hawaiian eanoe culture: Wright 'Elemakule Bowman Sr., master wood carver and designer, on Dec. 30; and Clay Bertelmann, builder and captain of Hawai'i island's Makali'i voyaging eanoe, on Jan. 6. These two Hawaiians made deep, lasting impressions on Hawai'i and the world. Uē ka 'ōpua i kai, hānini kuluwaimaka i uka. Seaward cloud banks weep, inland tears overflow. E ho'omana'o kākou me ke aloha.