Archive for September 24th, 2012
Missing canoe paddler found six miles from starting point at Kamalo Wharf
Rescue crews from the Puko’o Fire Station were called yesterday afternoon to search for a vessel in distress on Molokai’s south shore. At 3:31 p.m. the rescuers responded to Kamalo Wharf, according to a report from Maui County Fire Chief Lee Mainaga. Someone on shore saw what looked like a one-man canoe drifting one mile [...]
Large waves swamp 10 boats before start of Na Wahine O Ke Kai race
Battling 41 miles of swells across the Kaiwi Channel normally presents the biggest challenge to the women paddlers in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai race. But yesterday morning, with a shore break at Hale O Lono Harbor measuring 8-10 foot Hawaiian (face height of the wave), just paddling to the starting line proved more [...]
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