All you wanted to know about Koa, Kuamo'o, Mo'o, Manu, Iako, Ama, Kia, Nohona, Wae, Pe'a, Lei Hulu etc.

This heavily illustrated combination workbook/textbook describes the steps in building and sailing various types of ancient Hawaiian canoes, from the selection and felling of logs through the navigation of an ocean-crossing voyage. Includes notes on the voyages of the Hokule`a and the construction of the Hawai`iloa and the Mauloa.