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''Alingano Maisu'', also known simply as ''Maisu'' , is a double-hulled voyaging canoe built in Kawaihae, Hawaii by members of Na Kalai Waa Moku o Hawaii and Ohana Wa'a members from throughout the Pacific and abroad as a gift and tribute to Satawalese navigator Mau Piailug, who navigated the voyaging canoe ''Hōkūlea'' on her maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1976 and has since trained numerous native Hawaiians in the ancient art of wayfinding. The word ''maisu'' in the name of the canoe comes from the Satawalese word for breadfruit. In particular, the word refers to breadfruit that has been knocked down by storm winds and is therefore available for anyone to take. The name is said to symbolize the knowledge of navigation that is made freely available.〔Polynesian Voyaging Society, http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/2007voyage/2007micronesiamaisu.html, quoting ''Ka Wai Ola, the Living Waters of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs,'' March 13, 2006.〕 The concept for ''Alingano Maisu'' came about in 2001 when two Hawaiian voyaging groups, the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Na Kalai Waa Moku o Hawaii, met with Piailug. The two hulls of the vessel were fabricated by the Friends of ''Hōkūlea'' and ''Hawaiiloa'' on Oahu and shipped to the Island of Hawaii where Na Kalai Waa completed construction of the canoe. The Polynesian Voyaging Society provided much of the funding for the voyaging aspect of the project as well as an escort boat to help sail the canoe to Satawal.〔Kathryn Wilder, "Mau's Canoe," in ''Hana Hou'' (Hawaiian Airlines), Vol. 9, No. 4, August/September 2006. ()〕 The canoe is home-ported on the island of Yap under the command of Piailug's son, Sesario Sewralur.〔Jan TenBruggencate, "Voyage of Friendship" in ''The Honolulu Advertiser'', Saturday, January 20, 2007. ()〕 ==Maiden voyage== Accompanied by ''Hōkūlea'', the ''Maisu'' left Kawaihae, Hawaii on January 18, 2007. After stops in the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, and Chuuk, the Maisu reached Satawal on March 15, 2007. On March 18, while on Satawal, five native Hawaiian navigators on the voyage were inducted into pwo, a sacred Micronesian brotherhood of master navigators.〔(Honolulu Star-Bulletin )〕 ''Hōkūlea'' and ''Maisu'' both left Satawal on March 20 and made stops in Woleai, Ulithi and Yap before reaching Palau. From there, the ''Maisu'' remained in Micronesia, returning to Yap state, while the ''Hōkūlea'' continued on to Japan.〔(2007 Sail Plan )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alingano Maisu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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