The Projector: Voyage Recalled, Rail Debated, New DLNR Pick and the Mountaintop Scene

A Journey Remembered A group photo is taken of the original Hokulea crew members who sailed to Tahiti and back in 1976. They were honored Monday by the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Hokulea Hats Women sport straw hats during the Capitol ceremony. For centuries, no one had attempted such a voyage using ancient wayfinding techniques of celestial navigation. The Hokulea is a full-size replica of a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe.
The Vessel Sails On Since the original trip, the Hokulea has completed nine voyages to countries including Micronesia, Polynesia, Japan, Canada, and the U.S. mainland, and is now on an around-the-world journey.
Not Forgotten Three leis were placed on empty chairs to honor the original Hokulea crew members who have passed away.
Opponents of Rail Project Bailout Opponents of a proposal to extend a tax surcharge to bail out Honolulu's over-budget rail project sport signs during a Senate Ways and Means Committee meeting Tuesday.
Senatorial Interrogation Sen. Sam Slom lambastes Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Despite Slom's objection, the committee voted to extend a 0.5 percent General Excise Tax surcharge for rail.
On the Hot Seat Again Mayor Caldwell, center, listens as Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Jill Tokuda asks questions about the rail project's projected revenues.
New Choice for DLNR Gov. David Ige and and Suzanne Case arrive at a press conference Tuesday where he introduced her as his new choice to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
A Second Try Gov. Ige explains why he chose Case after withdrawing his initial choice, development lobbyist Carleton Ching, in the face of Senate and environmentalist opposition.
A New Partnership Case and Ige share a moment after the press conference. Her nomination was met with immediate support from many of the people who had criticized the Ching selection.
Mauna Kea Heats Up The mountaintop seems serene Thursday afternoon, but it remains the scene of protests over plans to build another telescope on a site that is sacred to Native Hawaiians.
Keeping Vigil Puanani Rogers and Aubrey Aiu were among about three dozen protesters at Mauna Kea on Thursday, even though a telescope construction moratorium continued.

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