The Last Eddie Aikau Radio Interview
Found this one in my archives. Kimo Kahoano interviews Hokule'a crew member Eddie Aikau on Tuesday morning, March 14, 1978 live on the air on KCCN-AM. Chickenskin to hear Eddie Aikau's voice. At 6:58 listen to his original song, unplugged and pure.
The Hokule'a left the Hawaiian islands on March 16, 1978. The double-hulled voyaging canoe developed a leak in one of the hulls and later capsized about twelve miles south of the island of Molokai. In an attempt to get help, Aikau paddled toward Lanai on his surfboard. Although the rest of the crew was later rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cape Corwin, Aikau was never seen again.