Caption from left to right, click for high resolution file.
1) Hokule’a arrives
2) Hokule’a docks at Uto Marina
3) Community gathered to greet crewmembers
4) Kumamoto native crewmember Araki Takuji lectures on the canoe
5) Crewmembers and visitors
6) Taiko drums by the kids of Ariake nursery school
7) Captain Chad Baybayan
8) Hokule’a Aiha’a
9) Crewmembers of Hokule’a and Kama Hele
10) Crewmembers of Hokule’a and Kama Hele at the welcome ceremony
11) Captain Chad receives the gifts (China plate with hydrangea flowers, Higo-temari{Traditional toy ball of Kumamoto}, Senbazuru{a cluster of thousand birds paper-crafts for luck})
12) The Kakujo middle school brass-band
13) Amagoi-daiko (traditional drum ritual to call the rain)
14) Nihon-buyo(Japanese traditional dance) by Kinmokusei no kai
15) Crewmembers enjoy Japanese traditional cuisine
16) Chorus by Amita elementary school kids
17) All the people ties their hands to wish safe voyage
18) Mayor Taguchi and Captain Chad at departure
19) Community member and crewmember
20) Boat parade at departure ceremony
21) Japanese ancient vessel replica Kaioh joins the boat parade
22) All hands on deck
23) Hokule’a moves on to the next destination
