To characterize Shell Va’a as a confident group is an understatement. So self-assured was the crew and its immense entourage that the Tahitian team had victory cakes made earlier Sunday morning in advance of the race waiting for the paddlers at their post-event party. Read more
While she developed a passion for outrigger canoe paddling later in life, Suzi Mechler credits the sport for keeping her invigorated and, indeed, young at heart. Read more
With a crew featuring outrigger canoe paddlers from Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and the Big Island, Team Bradley is rarely able to practice together as a team. Read more
Bruce Blankenfeld initially made an impact in the waters of Maunalua Bay as an influential paddler, coach and president of Hui Nalu Canoe Club. Read more
While paddlers in Hawaii are uber competitive on the water, the local crews can all agree on one thing: The ultimate goal is to eventually beat the Tahitians. Read more
In the days leading up to an event as large and important as the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association State Championship regatta, outrigger canoe paddlers and supporters are usually anxious to see who will rise to the occasion and show up to compete. Read more
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The Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association State Championship regatta will be held as originally planned on Saturday at Keehi Lagoon, according to multiple sources. Read more
The muddy, garbage-infused muddle of junk left behind by Tropical Storm Darby in the waters and along the shoreline of Keehi Lagoon is threatening the state sport of outrigger canoe paddling’s largest annual event. Read more
After the Na Wahine O Ke Kai was canceled in late September for just the second time in the nearly 40 years since the women’s edition of the 41-mile Molokai-to-Oahu race was launched, the defending champion Waikiki Beach Boys were left longing for finality. Read more
Its name means “the life and strength of the sea,” and Keola O Ke Kai Canoe Club’s members and coaches have made it a point to bolster the organization by traveling to some of the world’s paddling hotbeds with the goal of experiencing the state sport at a global level. Read more
One of the first lessons both amateur and veteran watermen and women are taught is to respect the ocean and its inhabitants, including the sharks that call the sea home. Read more
The Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association celebrated the beginning of its summer regatta season on Sunday with a lively “opening day” ambience that has become the norm at the 26th Annual Clement D. Paiaina Regatta. Read more
