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Kahala Hotel and Resort 2017 Hawaii Invitational of Polo

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Sept. 17, 2017

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Leilani Johnson and Brianne Randle posed by a 1927 Packard at the Kahala Hotel and Resort 2017 Hawaii Invitational of Polo on Saturday at the Honolulu Polo Club in Waimanalo.
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Polo players held their mallets in the air after their match at the Kahala Hotel and Resort 2017 Hawaii Invitational of Polo on Saturday at the Honolulu Polo Club in Waimanalo.
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Mariano “Nano” Gracida reached for the ball at the Kahala Hotel and Resort 2017 Hawaii Invitational of Polo during the match at the Honolulu Polo Club in Waimanalo on Saturday. Gracida, 24, has been playing polo since he was 15 and plays in Hawaii, Florida and Mexico throughout the year.
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Mariano Gracida, left, and Simon Keyt battled over the ball at the Kahala Hotel and Resort 2017 Hawaii Invitational of Polo match held on Saturday at the Honolulu Polo Club in Waimanalo. The two teams showcased some of the world’s best polo players with the white team winning 3-2 in a five chukker match. The winners were presented with Cartier watches at the awards which was followed by a concert after party for the players and polo fans.
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Ignacio Laprida, left, and Santi Torres tracked the ball as it went to the goal at the Kahala Hotel and Resort 2017 Hawaii Invitational of Polo match on Saturday at the Honolulu Polo Club in Waimanalo. The two teams showcased some of the world’s best polo players with the white team winning 3-2 in a five chukker match. The winners were presented with Cartier watches at the awards which was followed by a concert after party for the players and polo fans.
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The winning polo team hoisted their trophy and held their Cartier watches during a photo op with with Hawaii Invitational of Polo founder Christopher Ho`oka`amomi Dawson (middle) at the Honolulu Polo Club in Waimanalo on Saturday. Pictured (l-r) is Simon Keyt, Jeff Hall, Christopher Ho`oka`amomi Dawson, John Paul Clarkin, Santi Torres and Gaston “Mono” Gassiebayle. The team won 3-2.
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