HO'OKELE NOHO - The port side of a double hulled voyaging canoe is the wahine (female) side and the starboard side is the kane (male) side. It is from these seats that the Polynesian navigator followed the star paths....trails of light across the cosmic darkness. Along with the stars, the Polynesian navigator noted the position of the rising sun, the ocean's current and angle of the waves, as well as the wind's direction. I can only imagine the fierce courage, confidence, quality of mind and sensory perception that characterized the individuals that sat there 1600 years ago, and continues to characterize those that still sit in THIS seat today.