Kulamanu’s Aborted Journey
With no public fanfare, Kulamanu (ex-Rella Mae) sailed out of Honolulu Harbor for San Francisco on the morning of 15 September...
Newspapers for Hawaiian Sailors Far from Home
While the whaling bark E.F. Herriman was off port last Monday morning, a Hawaiian sailor on board named H.L. Nawaa,...
Aloha Navatek I
Navatek I, once a familiar sight at Pier 6 in Honolulu Harbor, is gone. The distinctive SWATH vessel was launched...
SS Matsonia (1926)
As one of Matson’s famous “White Ships,” SS Matsonia transported passengers between California and Hawai‘i. Launched in 1926 in Philadelphia,...