Lokahi Canoe Club

These schedules are subject to change. Check back periodically to stay up to date.

These races are between about 9 and 12 miles in length and average about an hour and a half to complete. These races are all “iron,” that is, there are no water changes required. Participation in these races provides an excellent introduction to the fun and challenge of competitive outrigger canoe racing, and gives you a head start for the regatta season.

We generally set regatta crews before each competition. Plan to be at the regatta site at least an hour before your scheduled event.

Even if you are not assigned to a crew for a particular event, please come to the regatta both to support Lōkahi and to be available in case we need you to paddle. You never know what may happen.

Keep in mind that parking and traffic may be difficult at many regatta sites. Ke‘ehi Lagoon generally has ample parking, but other locations can be very congested. Be sure to allow yourself enough time for travel and to find parking.

Lōkahi has a tradition of having a pot luck after each regatta, either at the regatta site or back at the club site. Please plan on getting together and relaxing with your fellow paddlers after the competition is finished.

2011 Hui Wa`a Regatta Order of Events
No. Event Dist 00 Special ¼ mile 01 Girls 12 ¼ 02 Boys 12 ¼ 03 Mixed 12 ¼ 04 Girls 13 ¼ 05 Boys 13 ¼ 06 Girls 14 ¼ 07 Boys 14 ¼ 08 Mix Nov B ¼ 09 Wom Nov B ¼ 10 Girls 15 ½ 11 Boys 15 ½ 12 Girls 16 ½ 13 Boys 16 ½ 14 Girls 18 ½ 15 Boys 18 1 16 Wom 55 ½ 17 Men 55 ½ 18 Wom 60 ½ 19 Men 60 ½		No. Event Dist 20 Wom 50 ½ 21 Mix 55 ½ 22 Men 50 ½ 23 Mix 60 ½ 24 Mix 45 ½ 25 Men Nov B ½ 26 Wom Nov A ½ 27 Men Nov A 1 28 Wom Fresh 1 29 Men Fresh 1 30 Wom Soph 1 31 Men Soph 1 32 Wom Sr 1 ½ 33 Men Sr 1 ½ 34 Wom 40 1 35 Men 40 1 36 Wom Open 4 ½ 37 Men Open 4 ½ 38 Mix 40 ½ 39 Mix Open 6 ½

Long distance races range in length from the 18 mile Queen Lili‘uokalani Races to the 41.6 mile Ka‘iwi Channel crossings. All the races except the Queen Lili‘uokalani Races involve water changes, in which up to 3 paddlers at a time are rotated in and out of the canoe. Water changes add a level of complexity to distance racing, making it important that each crew is able to perform fast and efficient changes for the duration of the race.

The Ka‘iwi Channel races from Moloka‘i to O‘ahu, Na Wahine O Ke Kai for women and Moloka‘i Hoe for men, involve paddling in open ocean conditions, for which the Hawaiian outrigger canoe was designed. These races allow our canoes and crews to perform at their limits, depending on conditions. We rig with spray covers (“canvas”) and must have escort boats to carry extra crew members, coaches and helpers.