Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Escaping the modern world and your noisy mind
Lehua Kamalu captains a Hawaiian voyaging canoe across the Pacific. She says traditional navigation requires forgetting the modern world and immersing herself in her surroundings.
About Lehua Kamalu
Lehua Kamalu is a captain and navigator of traditional Hawaiian ocean-voyaging canoes. She has captained several journeys, including from Hawaii to Tahiti and California. She now serves as Program Director for the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Rachel Faulkner White and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Facebook @TEDRadioHourand email us at TEDRadioHour@npr.org.
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