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Catalog Description
This course focuses on the fundamentals of voyaging and the impact of human activity on the environment of Hawai‘i, with emphasis on Kane‘ohe Bay and the Windward coast. An interdisciplinary approach is used in blending the traditions of Polynesian culture, history and skills with modern science and technology. Topics covered include Hawaiian studies, astronomy, geology, oceanography, meteorology, marine biology, ethnobotany and archaeology of Polynesia and Hawai‘i. (3 hrs. lect.)
Prerequisite:
1. Credit for IS 160B (Polynesian Voyaging & Seamanship) or consent of instructor.
2. Minimum water skills and survival requirements:Students must demonstrate an:- ability to swim a minimum of 500 yards in the open ocean using any strokes- ability to tread water for 30 minutes in the open ocean (Note: Accredited water skill and survival tests passed within the past year are acceptable upon instructor approval.)
3. Health clearance: from a licensed physician must be provided.(Note: Health clearance submitted within the past year is acceptable upon instructor approval.)
Co-requisite. Registration in IS 260L: Polynesian Voyaging and Stewardship Lab.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify the remaining two of the four recognized star lines used for navigation.
- Contrast and compare wayfinding, celestial navigation and GPS.
- Discuss and explain the lunar phases and the causes and effects of tides.
- Explain and apply the physics of sailing, as related to Bernoulli’s principle and Newtonian physics.
- Discuss the settlement of Hawai‘i with emphasis on the Kane‘ohe Bay area, including place names and voyaging chiefs.
- Apply the basic concepts in oceanography and meteorology, especially of the Pacific area.
- Apply basic sailing and navigational skills to prepare and carry out a sail plan.
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