| Ho`okele means Navigate in `olelo Hawai`i makuahine, the mother tongue of Hawai`i. Na po`e ho`okele moku are the wayfinders or navigators of the Polynesian voyagers, who use elemental signs to guide their ships safely to their destinations across thousands of miles of ocean. Positions of certain stars are used to navigate to island groups, and subtle changes in the colors of the sky on the horizon indicate the presence of land before it comes into view. Knowledge of currents, winds, planets, birds and ocean life also help the voyagers find their way.Today, people of Hawai`i are learning to navigate a new ocean of information on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Ho`okele Hawai`i is accomplished at Internet navigation, knowing well the elements of the virtual world, to help you voyage successfully in these vast new currents.
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