Updated at 7:22 a.m., Sunday, May 27, 2007
O'ahu canoe paddling regatta season opens today
Advertiser Staff
The Na 'Ohana O Na Hui Wa'a organization will hold its opening outrigger canoe paddling regatta today at Ke'ehi Lagoon. The O'ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association organization will begin on June 3 at Ke'ehi Lagoon.OHCRA is the state's largest paddling organization, and around 3,000 are expected to participate this summer.
On O'ahu, regattas will be held throughout the summer, every Sunday at various locations.
The season will culminate with the state championship regatta on Aug. 4 at Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i.
Other islands will also hold regattas during the summer weekends. Maui, with six-time defending state champion Hawaiian Canoe Club, is scheduled to start on June 2.
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O'AHU SCHEDULES
NA 'OHANA O NA HUI WA'A
Today: Kane'ohe Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
June 3: Manu O Ke Kai Regatta at Hale'iwa Beach
June 10: Lokahi Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
June 17: Windward Kai Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
June 24: North Shore Regatta at Hale'iwa Beach
July 1: Koa Kai Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
July 8: Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i Regatta at Ma'ili Beach
July 15: Waikiki Beach Boys Regatta at Waikiki Beach
July 21: Hui Wa'a Championship Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
O'AHU HAWAIIAN CANOE RACING ASSOCIATION
June 3: Clement D. Pa'iaina Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
June 10: King Kamehameha Regatta at Kailua Beach
June 17: Leeward Kai Father's Day Regatta at Nanakuli Beach
June 24: Waimanalo Regatta at Waimanalo Beach
July 4: Walter J. Macfarlane Regatta at Waikiki Beach
July 15: John D. Kaupiko Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
July 22: OHCRA Championship Regatta at Ke'ehi Lagoon
