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Kulamanu’s Aborted Journey

Kulamanu’s Aborted Journey

With no public fanfare, Kulamanu (ex-Rella Mae) sailed out of Honolulu Harbor for San Francisco on the morning of 15 September...

Newspapers for Hawaiian Sailors Far from Home

Newspapers for Hawaiian Sailors Far from Home

While the whaling bark E.F. Herriman was off port last Monday morning, a Hawaiian sailor on board named H.L. Nawaa,...

Aloha Navatek I

Aloha Navatek I

Navatek I, once a familiar sight at Pier 6 in Honolulu Harbor, is gone. The distinctive SWATH vessel was launched...

SS Matsonia (1926)

SS Matsonia (1926)

As one of Matson’s famous “White Ships,” SS Matsonia transported passengers between California and Hawai‘i. Launched in 1926 in Philadelphia,...

Transshelf

Transshelf

The arrival of the Boskalis* ship, Transshelf, on 6 September 2018, provided visitors to Honolulu Harbor with a rare, close-up view...

100 Years Ago – Vacation at Last

100 Years Ago – Vacation at Last

Upon the recommendation of Chairman [Lyman H.] Bigelow, of the harbor board, the commissioners voted in favor of granting to...

Mahimahi Returns

Mahimahi Returns

Matson’s Mahimahi was the second container ship, after Pasha’s Horizon Pacific, to return to Honolulu Harbor after the port was...

Horizon Pacific (1979)

Horizon Pacific (1979)

Under gloomy skies, Pasha Hawaii’s Horizon Pacific (IMO 7617890) sailed from Pier 51A,* Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss...

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