WAIANAE >> Manu O Ke Kai was in the home surf of the hottest club in Na ‘Ohana O Na Hui Wa‘a on Saturday, so odds were against a victory and beverages tasting better afterward.
Manu O Ke Kai won eight events, including seven of the last 20, in calm conditions at Maili Beach Park to end Na Keiki O Ka Mo‘i’s five-regatta win streak in the AAA Division (25 or more crews).
“Quite honestly it makes the beer taste better at the end of the day,” said Manu O Ke Kai paddler Daniel Aitchison, who was on the winning men senior and men open 4 crews. “We’re just looking at ourselves as a team to better ourselves and if we win, it’s a bonus.”
Manu O Ke Kai also won the women 65, men 55, men 50, women novice A, men freshman and mixed 40 events.
Manu O Ke Kai finished with 77 points, Na Keiki O Ka Mo‘i, the host club, had 75 and Kaneohe tallied 58. Points are awarded on a 5-3-2-1 basis.
Manu O Ke Kai and Na Keiki O Ka Mo‘i were tied entering the mixed 40 race — event 41 of 42. Manu O Ke Kai won the half-mile race in 4:28.34, while Na Keiki O Ka Mo‘i finished second in 4:40.85. Neither team scored any points in the final event.
“I was pretty surprised at the mixed 40,” said Manu O Ke Kai men’s coach Paki Lagunte, who also paddled on the winning men senior and men open 4 crews. “They did really good and normally they don’t really do that good. So good for them and everybody else.”
Manu O Ke Kai finished runner-up to Na Keiki O Ka Mo‘i in the previous two regattas, losing by 10 and 12 points.
“We might have just gotten lucky,” Lagunte said. “It’s tough with these guys, they’re the club everyone wants to model themselves after. The way they run it, it’s a tight ship. They got it together, they fill all the slots.”
Waikiki Beach Boys won the AA division (13-24) with 46 points and Kamehameha claimed the A division (up to 12) with 20.
The I Mua boys 13 is the lone undefeated crew in the association.
I Mua moved to 7-0 this season after winning its quarter-mile race in 2:20.27, more than seven seconds ahead of runner-up Kalihi Kai.
“It feels pretty good. It takes a lot of hard work to get there, though,” said I Mua boys 13 crew member Riley Barretto. “It’s really fun and hard work really pays off. We don’t really want to take it for granted because you never know, you might lose.”
The Ka Mamalahoe girls 16 crew knocked Kamehameha from the ranks of the unbeatens by winning its half-mile race in 5:03.27. Manu O Ke Kai (5:12.02) actually finished second ahead of Kamehameha (5:12.45).
“We’ve been trying to beat them, we’ve been placing second a majority of the season,” said Kiara Eltagonde of Ka Mamalahoe girls 16. ‘We’re right behind (Kamehameha). Every week we get closer and closer to their time. It was a big relief we beat them.”
Eltagonde added Ka Mamalahoe made its move on Kamehameha midway through the race.
“Going down into the turn, we were kind of behind, but coming out of the turn we kind of came out earlier and we were up with them and we were like, ‘We’re up, let’s go, push it, push it, push it,’ ” she said.
Waikiki Beach Boys won the prestigious senior women race in 14:24.34 and Manu O Ke Kai claimed the men senior race in 11:57.71. They are the only races that are a mile and a half.
The final regular-season Hui Wa‘a regatta will be hosted by the Waikiki Beach Boys at Waikiki Beach next Saturday. The Hui Wa‘a championship is the following week at Keehi Lagoon.
“Hopefully, we can keep the ball rolling through the end of the season and going into distance (regatta season). The main thing was to get everyone closer.”
NA ‘OHANA O NA HUI WA’A
Na Keiki O Ka Moi Regatta
At Maili Beach
Saturday
Team
AAA
1, Manu O Ke Kai 77. 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 75. 3, Kaneohe 58.
AA
1, Waikiki Beach Boys 46. 2, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 35. 3, I Mua 27. 4, ‘Alapa Hoe, 11. 5, Kumulokahi-Elks 10.
A
1, Kamehameha 20. 2, Lokahi 19. 3, Windward Kai 14. 4, Kai Poha 11. 5, Kalihi Kai 10. 6, Olelo O Keola 8. 7, Kamaha’o Canoe Club 5.
1/4 mile
Specials: 1, Manu O Ke Kai (Nikki Roy, Erica Adamczyk, Ginger Brewer, Richard Kamikawa, Alana Kamikawa, Charlotte Lagunte)2:23.6. 2, Kaneohe 02:26.8. 3, Kai Poha 02:36.6. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 02:37.5.
Girls 12: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 2:40.3 (Nalia Newman, Brookie Pusins-infox0AKaaekuahiwi, Daisey Kaauwai, Hailey Higa, Sasa Judd, Catie Muraoka). 2, I Mua 2:50.1. 3, Windward Kai 02:53.6. 4, Kalihi Kai 3:06.4.
Boys 12: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 2:30.2 (Kai McKeague, Tama Nakoa, Riley Williams, Jestic Rose, `Iolani Enoka, Hau Gilman). 2, Windward Kai 2:34.2. 3, Hale’iwa Outrigger 2:44.1. 4, Ka Mamalahoe 2:46.3. 5, Kumulokahi-Elks 2:49.1. 6, Kalihi Kai 2:56.5. 7, Manu O Ke Kai 2:57.9.
Mixed 12: 1, I Mua 2:24.5 (Alannah Andrade, Hena Shepherd, Asher Radona, Nai`a Tulonghari, Jojo Chung, Rigz Ornong). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 2:36.2. 3, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 2:38.61 4, Windward Kai 2:49.6. 5, Kalihi Kai, 3:17.8. 6, Kumulokahi-Elks 3:40.2.
Girls 13: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 2:20.8 (Briani Rosa-Sinclair, Shyshy Silva, Kale`a Nelson, Casie Muraoka, Grace Daguro, Alina Mauai). 2, Kaneohe 2:23.7. 3, Windward Kai 02:25.1. 4, Kumulokahi-Elks 2:36.6. 5, Kamaha’o 2:39.4. 6, Pukana O Ke Kai 3:04.0.
Boys 13: 1, I Mua 2:20.3 (Kainoa Hernando, Riley Barretto, Rigz Ornong, Noah Yamane, Noah Monsarrat-Ohelo, Kahiau Balbarino). 2, Kalihi Kai 2:27.5. 3, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 2:28.4. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 2:50.1. 5, Windward Kai 2:54.5. 6, Haleiwa Outrigger 3:05.2.
Girls 14: 1, Kamehameha 2:31.3 (Abcedy Lemalu, Arianna Radona, Kacie Kaneshiro, Kailee Jackson, Arabella Dolores, Shannah Mau). 2, Kaneohe 2:44.8. 3, I Mua 2:45.3. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 2:53.8. 5, Manu O Ke Kai 2:58.1. 6, Windward Kai 2:58.1.
Boys 14: 1, Kaneohe 2:05.6 (Taiyo Kaaialii, Branden Frey, Koa Kaahu, Matthew Risso, Kaimana Bueno, ‘Ale’a Kekauoha). 2, Kumulokahi-Elks 2:11.0. 3, I Mua 2:11.6. 4, Kamaha’o Canoe Club 2:33.3. 5, Kai Poha 2:38.1. 6, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 2:43.0.
Women Novice B: 1, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 2:22.3 (Cybelle Hernandez, Kole Miller, Tara Salinas, Anita Francis, Yesenia Hall, Rachel Morrison) 2, Kamaha’o Canoe Club 2:23.2. 3, Waikiki Beach Boys 2:28.9. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 2:29.3. 5, Hale’iwa Outrigger 2:31.3. 6, Kaneohe 2:46.5.
Mixed Novice B: 1, Kaneohe 2:02.0 (Kris Buttel, Max Matsuoka, Diana Akamine, Makani Apuakehau, Nicolas Jager, Barb Bardo). 2, Waikiki Beach Boys
2:03.4. 3, Olelo O Keola 2:04.1. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 2:12.7. 5, ‘Alapa Hoe 2:13.0. 6, I Mua 2:26.8.
1/2 mile
Girls 15: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 5:08.0 (Keahi Mayural, Michaela Daguro, Briani Rosa-Sinclair, Hailey Williams, River Kealoha, Chaella Limary). 2, Windward Kai 5:14.5. 3, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 5:16.5. 4, Kamehameha 5:22.5. 5, Kaneohe 5:50.8. 6, Kumulokahi-Elks 5:51.2. 7, Manu O Ke Kai 6:04.4.
Boys 15: 1, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:08.1 (Andrew Dunn, Michael Carvalho, Noah Souki, Ama Kikila-Debibar, Romio Saena, Keola Job). 2, Windward Kai 4:17.8. 3, Kaneohe 4:29.4. 4, Manu O Ke Kai 4:30.8.
Girls 16: 1, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 5:03.3 (Kira Morimoto, Morgan Ohashi, Brianna Ninomoto, Kiana Jung, Jasmin Roberson, Kiara Eltagonde). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 5:12.0. 3, Kamehameha 5:12.4.infox0ABoys 16: 1, Kumulokahi-Elks 4:09.6 (Kainoa Lum, James Caporaletti, Cian Ying, Austin Tsuhako, Ian Linville, Sam ORourke). 2, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:21.4. 3, Manu O Ke Kai 4:21.7. 4, Kalihi Kai 4:27.0. 5, I Mua 4:27.3. 6, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 4:42.2. 6, ‘Alapa Hoe 5:11.2.
Girls 18: 1, Kamehameha 4:41.9 (Tawnie Tran, Ai Yokogawa, Judithanne Young, Kailee Jackson, Angela Pacheco, Kimberly Carroll). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:42.6. 3, Manu O Ke Kai 4:55.8. 4, I Mua 4:46.3. 5, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:54.6. 6, Kaneohe 4:57.2. 7, ‘Alapa Hoe, 5:05.2.
Mixed 18: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:21.4 (Kalei Aweau, Kuhi Kaaekuahiwi, Kekai Kaaekuahiwi, Jonathan Hubbard, Maddy Crump, Helena Bakutis). 2, Kaneohe 4:33.7. 3, I Mua 4:39.5. 4, Kamaha’o Canoe Club 4:46.9. 5, Windward Kai 4:47.2.
Women Novice A: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 4:38.7 (Donna Kanahele, Alana Kamikawa, Erica Adamczyk, Valerie Kaahanui, Miki Whittaker, Danielle Erickson). 2, Waikiki Beach Boys 4:43.4. 3, Lokahi 4:47.4. 4, Haweiwa Outrigger 4:49.1. 5, I Mua 5:00.8.
Men Novice B: 1, Olelo O Keola 4:14.2 (Solomon Spencer, Bobby Like, Keola Gregg, Micah Ito, Fidel Diaz, Keelen Obedoza). 2, Lokahi 4:14.5. 3, Waikiki Beach Boys 4:14.7. 4, Kaneohe 4:42.6.
Mixed 40: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 4:28.3 (Brian Amantiad, Heather O’Malley, Doug Osborn, Michele Sales, Catharine Griffin, Jay Griffin). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:40.8. 3, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:41.7. 4, Kaneohe 4:47.9. 5, Lokahi 4:53.1. 6, ‘Alapa Hoe 4:53.6.
Mixed 45: 1, Kai Poha 4:32.3 (Darren Tsuchiya, Kuumomi Ho, Sheeree Himmelman, Gordon Villa, Boyd Yap, Leah Miller). 2, Kaneohe 4:32.9. 3, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 4:37.0. 4, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:48.6. 5, ‘Alapa Hoe 4:43.3. 6, Manu O Ke Kai 5:00.6. 7, Kamehameha 5:09.0. infox0AWomen 50: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:40.2. (Al Momoa, Deedee Kila, Tammy Teixeira, Ipo Kaeo, Margaret D’Entremont, Julia Tuinei). 2, Kaneohe 4:58.8. 3, Manu O Ke Kai 4:59.4.
Men 50: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 3:56.0 (Mika Amantiad, Darryl Ah Mau, Koa Sanborn, Greg Pavao, Thomas Schlotman, Derek Leeloy). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:01.0. 3, Lokahi 4:03.7. 4, Olelo O Keola 4:10.6. 5, I Mua 4:22.7. 6, ‘Alapa Hoe 4:47.8.
Women 55: 1, Hale’iwa Outrigger 5:08.06 (Deidre M. Erickson, Chana L. Dimmitt, Isabelle Yao, Kimberly Walsh, Danyl McGarr, Gina Letourneur). 2, ‘Alapa Hoe 5:23.7. 3, Manu O Ke Kai 5:37.4.
Men 55: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 4:07.9 (Mika Amantiad, Derek Leeloy, Ete Savini, Edward Kama, Thomas Schlotman, John Hoogsteden). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:16.3. 3, Lokahi 4:18.4. 4, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:32.3.
Mixed 55: 1, Kaneohe 4:37.6 (Lei Cunningham, John Russo, Annette Myers, Cory Fukushima, Harriette Davidson, Ben Smith). 2, ‘Alapa Hoe 4:38.4. 3, Kamehameha 4:43.1. 4, Manu O Ke Kai 4:58.9.
Women 60: 1, Kaneohe 4:56.9 (Kuuipo Mcfadden-Shimizu, Renee Smith, Annette Myers, Lyn Dubbs, KC Kaaihue, Harriette Davidson). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 5:02.5. 3, Kai Poha 5:33.4. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 5:38.2.
Men 60: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:10.9 (Tommy Kealiinohomoku, Richard Nunes, Tim Mauchly, Andrew Gilman, Manny DeSoto, Eric Soo). 2, Lokahi 4:15.2. 3, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 4:25.5.
Mixed 60: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 4:31.1 (Mapu Auwae, Terrie Kaleohano, Maralyn Kurshals, Eric Soo, Steve Auwae, Bruce DeSoto Sr). 2, Kaneohe 04:41.9
Women 65: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 5:23.1 (Dawn Peerson, Susan Luehrs, Lyndy Gasior, Patricia Shephard, Linda Cox, Jeanne Dilcher). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 6:12.4.
Men 65: 1, Lokahi 4:27.8 (Ronnie Ayau, Mort Watson, Ka’ai Fernandez, Marshall Giddens, Lee Buhre, Jeff Hunt). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 04:42.0. 3, Ka Mamalahoe 04:49.5.
Women Open Four: 1, Kalihi Kai 5:03.2 (Bernie Suafoa-Tyrell, Ama Keama, JoJo White, Jessica Robins). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 5:21.2. 3, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 5:24.4. 4, Lokahi 5:37.3.
Men Open Four: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 4:12.8 (Paki Lagunte, Derf Ibrao, Daniel Aitchison, Ben Wilkinson). 2, Kaneohe 4:15.8. 3, Waikiki Beach Boys 4:25.5. 4, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 4:29.8.
Mixed Men and Women: 1, Waikiki Beach Boys 4:39.4. (Andreia Monteiro Queima, Tim Clark, Eko Lapp, Brie Schwing, Christopher Timko, Carl Bayaca). 2, Kaneohe 4:50.5. 3, ‘Alapa Hoe 5:02.2. 4, Kai Poha 5:03.0. 5, Manu O Ke Kai 5:20.2.
1 mile
Boys 18: 1, I Mua 8:40.8 (Chase Yamada, Oliver Coyle, Skyler Nishiyama, William Chan, Eric Burton, Samuel Kraus). 2, Na Keiki O Ka Mo`i 8:43.7. 3, Kaneohe 8:45.5. 4, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 9:09.7. 5, Manu O Ke Kai 9:24.5. 6, Kalihi Kai 10:11.0.
Women 40: 1, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 10:19.8 (Donna Moore, Alis Rasmussen, Lisa Blackburn, Lyan Bonn, Kawehi Namahoe, Lauri Broad). 2, Kaneohe 10:26.8. 3, Manu O Ke Kai 10:50.2.
Men 40: 1, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 8:37.5 (Lloyd Canionero, Rich Stevenson, Mana Kamakele, Brandon Apela, Peter Fano, Eulogio Mangasar Jr). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 8:37.8. 3, Kaneohe 8:58.6. 4, Lokahi 9:00.1. 5, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 9.38.1.
Men Novice A: 1, Waikiki Beach Boys 8:36.3 (Sean Quigley, Filippo Viola, Kenny Yamamoto, John Brazelton, Tim Clark, Max Dieckmann). 2, Olelo O Keola 8:50.6. 3, Kaneohe 8:57.6. 4, Ka Mamalahoe 9:19.7. 5, Lokahi 9:25.5. 6, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 11:25.2.infox0AWomen Freshmen: 1, Waikiki Beach Boys 09:22.4 (Jen Polcer, Lauren McDowell, Sandra Vajcs, Carissa Rosenbohm, Kelly Godwin, Rachel Bruntsch). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 10:08.8. 4, I Mua 10:32.6. 5, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 11:16.4.
Men Freshmen: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 7:55.7 (Glenn Williams, Thomas Rubel, Mo DeFreitas, Tim Vierra, David Fuga, Tavita Maea). 2, Waikiki Beach Boys 8:01.6. 3, ‘Alapa Hoe 8:31.7. 4, Ka Mamalahoe Canoe Club 9:05.1. 5, Olelo O Keola 9:31.7.
Women Sophomore: 1, Waikiki Beach Boys 9:22.6 (Chelsea Bizik, April Nakayama, Maria Alexandratos, Dana Gorecki, Shir Suez, Lindsey Shank). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 10:09.8
Men Sophomore: 1, Kamehameha 8:53.4 (Josh Garland, Joey Unpingco, Jeff Tam, Kallen Asao, Kent Severson, Hector Wong Chan). 2, Waikiki Beach Boys 9:13.1.
1 1/2 mile
Women Senior: 1, Waikiki Beach Boys 14:24.3 (Chelsea Bizik, Lauren McDowell, Rachel Bruntsch, Jen Polcer, Dana Gorecki, Lindsey Shank). 2, Manu O Ke Kai 15:41.7. 3, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 16:00.6. 4, Kai Poha 16:04.2.
Men Senior: 1, Manu O Ke Kai 11:57.7 (Glenn Williams, Daniel Aitchison, Paki Lagunte, Tim Vierra, Ben Wilkinson, Tavita Maea). 2, Waikiki Beach Boys 12:07.8. 3, Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i 13:00.0. 4, Kumulokahi-Elks 13:22.9.