The Summer Lecture Series is held in the Norm Dicks Visitor Center auditorium. Seating is limited to 100 people, first-come, first-served. Tickets are available at 6 p.m., and doors open at 6:30.
Polynesian Navigation
Russell Cahill, a native Hawaiian, is the author of two novels about Hawaiians, and a memoir about his career in National Parks during the 1960s and 70s. After serving in the NPS, he was appointed Director of Alaska State Parks, and later, California State Parks. After retiring from a career in Washington State natural resources and parks, Russell was appointed to the Fish and Wildlife Commission where he served as Chair. His home is in a second growth forest near Olympia. Mr. Cahill’s latest project is a compendium of short stories.
How did Polynesians navigate the world’s largest ocean without a compass? Russ Cahill will discuss their traditional techniques of navigation, including observations of birds, and read from his novel “Kepa,” which tells a story of Hawaiians on the West Coast of North America.