“Hui pū,” Jamie said, ‘all together’ as the outrigger canoe cut through the crystal-clear azure water along the shores of Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach. The canoe surged, lifted, and seemed to fly with the rhythm created by the paddles dipping in the water in unison.
As we skimmed along, Jamie regaled us with the islands’ history and how the ancient Polynesians had discovered Hawaii by traveling more than 2,000 miles navigating only by the stars and following the sea birds.