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With the New York City skyline as a backdrop, water sport enthusiasts hit the Hudson River on Saturday for a day of paddleboarding, kayak and outrigger canoe racing, which drew dozens to the ...
It takes years to learn the ancient art of voyaging. Visitors to Oahu can spend an hour to sample what it’s like to navigate by the sun and the stars in an outrigger canoe. Austin Kino, who ...
Hawaiian outrigger canoeing is a sport where six people paddle a narrow, 40-foot canoe and compete in distance and sprint races.
Traditional Canoe Paddling (Tonga) If you’re looking for a physical, hands-on experience that connects you to Polynesian history and culture, paddling an outrigger canoe is the way to go.
Moloka’i, Hawai’i— It’s dawn on the Hawaiian island of Moloka’i, and the sun is rising on 48 outrigger canoes lined up on the sand of Hale O Lono harbor. Hundreds of women from around ...
The activities in Mission Bay will include stand-up paddle race for all ages, a youth-only Hawaiian outrigger canoe regatta, and Polynesian entertainment and cuisine.
Expert outrigger canoe builder Kiko Eklund Johnston-Kitazawa — known to many as “Captain Kiko” — brought his knowledge of traditional Hawaiian canoe-building to Berkeley to lead students ...
Wet and shivering, I rose from the outrigger of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. We’d been at sea all afternoon and most of the night. I’d hoped to get a little rest, but rain, wind and an absence of flat ...
TRAVEL MAUI CANOE -- Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Adventures' modern outrigger canoe, Hina, offers two-hour sailing trips from Polo Beach in Wailea, Maui. Courtesy Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Adventures.
Outrigger canoes have been a part of Hawaiian civilization since its inception. Afterall, the first inhabitants of the isolated Pacific archipelago arrived using large, sailing versions of the ...
The Canoe Hale, or house, is a collaborative effort of Outrigger Reef, Honolulu's Mission Houses museum, the Bishop Museum and the Friends of the Hokulea and Hawaiiloa organizations. Visitors will ...