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The Moloka'i Hoe is an annual outrigger canoe race between the islands of Molokai and Oahu, Hawaii. The race is one of Hawaii's largest annual sporting events, drawing participants from Hawaii and the U.S. mainland as well as internationally. Participating countries include Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and Tahiti. [1]
The Outrigger Canoe Club bought the original Mālia in 1940, [2] and the Waikiki Surf Club acquired it in 1948, keeping it in use until 1988. [6] From 1950-1951, the design of Malia was modified by Froiseth, Downing, and Choy. [5] In 1959, the original Mālia won the first outrigger canoe race to Catalina Island in California.
In other regions like Hawaii, Tahiti, and New Zealand, outrigger canoes are generally restricted to sport sailing and racing. Modern sailing outrigger canoes are usually made from glass-reinforced and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, with sails made from Dacron and Kevlar. Hōkūleʻa is a modern interpretation of a Polynesian voyaging canoe ...
The Dana Outrigger Canoe Club holds an annual competition in honor of Harrison. The Whitey Harrison Classic is an outrigger race of 20 miles with competitors of ages 12 to 70. It attracts over 900 competitors who are divided into 19 divisions.
Wa model from Palau in Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: View #1; Satawal islander building a canoe; Canoe bailer from Palau (record of previous sale, including image, at an auction site) American Museum of Natural History Digital Special Collections: Caroline Islands: People in outrigger canoe on water, Ulithi, Caroline Islands
In modern sport outrigger canoeing, ships are classified according to the configuration and number of the hulls and the number of paddlers, including the OC1, OC2, OC3, OC4 and OC6 (with the respective number of paddlers using a single-hull outrigger canoe), and the DC12 or OC12 (with twelve paddlers using a double-hull outrigger canoe, two six ...
Dec. 6—Two men are facing federal charges for allegedly selling cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and other drugs out of vending machines in a Honolulu after-hours club and in a fake health and ...
Va'a outrigger canoe at Anse Vata Beach for the 2011 Pacific Games. Outrigger canoeing, mostly using va'a canoes, has been contested at the Pacific Games since the 1995 edition held in Papeete, Tahiti. The va'a rudderless outrigger has been raced at all regattas, although the "Galaide II" outrigger canoe with rudder has also been used. [1]