I first met Duke Quitevas while he was part of a cohort with KANEHUNAMOKU VOYAGING ACADEMY for high school students. He impressed me back then as a young man with drive behind what appeared to be a low profile & “under the radar” kind of personality. I was to later learn he is a very sharp young man.
Duke came home from CMA and blended back into to his Hawaii lifestyle. He soon joined the numerous other CMA graduates at YOUNG BROTHERS towing cargo barges between all the islands here in our island state. Duke loves his job working at “YB” and immediately fit right in.
Here are a few pics of Duke onboard the tug KAPENA GEORGE PANUI where he is sailing as a permanent Mate. He could not be happier.
DUKE QUITEVAS STANDING WATCH ABOARD TUG THE KAPENA GEORGE PANUI
DUKE LOOKING AFT INSPECTING THE BARGE WHILE UNDERWAY IN THE CHANNEL.