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Paddlers of Laka lock in victories at Duke Kahanamoku Race

By Craig T. Kojima

Aug. 21, 2022

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Avan Makoa Becerra, left, and Tetu Morres, of Paddlers of Laka celebrate after finishing first.
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Paddlers of Laka canoes finish first and second. The Junior boat in foreground was first to finish while the other Laka boat finished first overall.
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Paddlers of Laka in Junior boat, Sebastian Ako, left, Jack Kilpatrick, and Mati Eurkin, celebrate after finishing first.
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Avan Makoa Becerra, Sebastian Ako, in Junior boat of Paddlers of Laka celebrate at end of race.
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Paddlers of Laka, in the Junior boat, finished first.
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Paddlers of Laka, in the Junior boat, finished first.
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Paddlers of Laka, in the Junior boat, finished first.
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Spectators line up on Hilton Lagoon.
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Temoana Taputu, left, Jack Seymour, Kalā Diaz, Hunter Pflueger, Cheyne Mench, Kaihe Chong, Ryland Hart, Hitoroa Masingue, and Maifano Amaru, of Paddlers of Laka, finished first overall in the Open Division.
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Paddlers of Laka, in Junior boat, were first to finish. Tetu Morres, left, Avan Makoa Becerra, Sebastian Ako, Jack Kilpatrick, Mati Eurkin, and Merrick Hemmings celebrate.
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Paddlers of Laka celebrate win.
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Sebastian Ako, left, of Paddlers of Laka celebrate with teammates after finishing first.

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