Moemoeā explores the resurgence of traditional travel in Hawaii and how the canoe became a catalyst for connection, cultural empowerment, and fostering humanity's relationship with the natural world. It is a story of how ancient knowledge and modern science merged to revitalize a nearly extinct cultural tradition and a testament to the power of dreams, or moemoeā.

The first book, The Spell, begins with a series of lush photographs that capture life on the open sea, lulling the reader into a sensory experience. Drawn from the mythology of ancient journeys and the artist's own visionary dreams, fragments of narrative text ebb and flow throughout the book, while Sophy Hollington's illustrations serve as visual footnotes. Inspired by nautical logbooks, The Spell is wire-bound in a hardcover slipcase and incorporates luminescent paper to evoke the shimmering surface of the ocean.

Tucked away in a discreet back pocket, The Story features an essay by Jeremy Haik alongside documentary photographs by Ko that highlight the visionaries who brought Hawaiian travel to life. Presented through a framework of mythology and dreams, it is a story that begins with the ancestors of the Polynesians who mastered the art of celestial orientation and the language of the ocean three millennia before the Age of European Exploration. This remarkable chronicle is based on Hōkūleʻa, a modern incarnation of an ancient voyaging canoe that became a catalyst for connection, cultural recovery, and fostering humanity's relationship with the natural world.