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Hawaii’s premier long-distance paddling events return for the first time since 2019

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                                Na Hoapili O Ke Kai, in its first year in OHCRA, will enter Sunday’s race. Crew member Jazmine Akamu said she has looked forward to paddling in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai since she was a sixth grader at Aiea Elementary School.
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Na Hoapili O Ke Kai, in its first year in OHCRA, will enter Sunday’s race. Crew member Jazmine Akamu said she has looked forward to paddling in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai since she was a sixth grader at Aiea Elementary School.

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                                “Canoe paddling is Hawaii’s sport,” said Luana Froiseth, the race director of the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, which is overseeing both events. “These two races combine people from all over the world. This is how we share our culture. For a lot of us this is like the Olympics.
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KYLE SAKAMOTO / KSAKAMOTO@STARADVERTISER.COM

“Canoe paddling is Hawaii’s sport,” said Luana Froiseth, the race director of the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, which is overseeing both events. “These two races combine people from all over the world. This is how we share our culture. For a lot of us this is like the Olympics.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019
                                Team Bradley’S Ka’ulu Lu’uwai, Claire Ing, Andrea Moller, Coral Mariano, Lauren Spalding and steersman Lori Nakamura celebrate after crossing the finish line to win the Na Wahine O Ke Kai from Molokai to Oahu in 2019.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019

Team Bradley’S Ka’ulu Lu’uwai, Claire Ing, Andrea Moller, Coral Mariano, Lauren Spalding and steersman Lori Nakamura celebrate after crossing the finish line to win the Na Wahine O Ke Kai from Molokai to Oahu in 2019.

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE / 2019
                                Hula dancers helped celebrate the Na Wahine O Ke Kai in Waikiki in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic and Lahaina wildfires put the event on hold.
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STAR-ADVERTISER FILE / 2019

Hula dancers helped celebrate the Na Wahine O Ke Kai in Waikiki in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic and Lahaina wildfires put the event on hold.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019
                                Team Bradley paddlers Ka’ulu Lu’uwai, Claire Ing, Andrea Moller, Coral Mariano, Lauren Spalding and steersman Lori Nakamura won the Na Wahine O Ke Kai from Molokai to Oahu in 2019.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019

Team Bradley paddlers Ka’ulu Lu’uwai, Claire Ing, Andrea Moller, Coral Mariano, Lauren Spalding and steersman Lori Nakamura won the Na Wahine O Ke Kai from Molokai to Oahu in 2019.

KYLE SAKAMOTO / KSAKAMOTO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Na Hoapili O Ke Kai, in its first year in OHCRA, will enter Sunday’s race. Crew member Jazmine Akamu said she has looked forward to paddling in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai since she was a sixth grader at Aiea Elementary School.
KYLE SAKAMOTO / KSAKAMOTO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                “Canoe paddling is Hawaii’s sport,” said Luana Froiseth, the race director of the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, which is overseeing both events. “These two races combine people from all over the world. This is how we share our culture. For a lot of us this is like the Olympics.
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019
                                Team Bradley’S Ka’ulu Lu’uwai, Claire Ing, Andrea Moller, Coral Mariano, Lauren Spalding and steersman Lori Nakamura celebrate after crossing the finish line to win the Na Wahine O Ke Kai from Molokai to Oahu in 2019.
STAR-ADVERTISER FILE / 2019
                                Hula dancers helped celebrate the Na Wahine O Ke Kai in Waikiki in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic and Lahaina wildfires put the event on hold.
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019
                                Team Bradley paddlers Ka’ulu Lu’uwai, Claire Ing, Andrea Moller, Coral Mariano, Lauren Spalding and steersman Lori Nakamura won the Na Wahine O Ke Kai from Molokai to Oahu in 2019.