NAVIGATOR MINDSET
In his book ISLAND WORLD: A History of Hawaii and the United States, Gary Y. Okihiro talked to master navigator Mau Piailug, the man who taught the Hawaiians how to navigate the Hokule’a, the Hawaiian sailing canoe in the manner of their ancestors. Piailug talked about having a star compass in his head with Polaris pointing north and the Southern Cross south. The navigator paid attention to the rising of certain stars (which indicated east) and others setting (which showed…
