The Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association received an $8,000 Ahahui Grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs last week in support of the 2016 HCRA State Championship Regatta, scheduled for Aug. 6 at Keehi Lagoon.

The state regatta, for which OHA serves as a sustaining partner, is free and open to the public, with races expected to run from 8 a.m. to sunset. The HCRA will crown individual champions in 41 events and club winners in four divisions.

The HCRA regatta represents the culmination of a busy summer season, as nearly 10,000 paddlers compete throughout Hawaii’s four counties and vie to represent the six different island associations with the ultimate goal of claiming state gold.

Scott to lead Olympic beach volleyball team

Former University of Hawaii volleyball player Sean Scott was named the leader of U.S. Olympic beach volleyball men’s team on Monday.

Scott, a Punahou graduate and former AVP Tour pro, played for the Rainbow Warriors from 1992 to 1995. The two men’s pairs named on Monday were Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucerna, and Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson.