Registration has opened for Paddle for Life 2025, taking place Oct. 4-5. (Courtesy: Pacific Cancer Foundation) General ...

Hawaii’s premier long-distance paddling events return for the first time since 2019. ... and 18-year-old brother Ahfah Akamu Jr. will paddle in the same canoe during the Molokai Hoe.

KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian ...

A paddle-out is a traditional Hawaiian tribute to the life and legacy of people who passed away. Surfers and paddlers can carry leis on their boards or in their teeth. At some locations, they join ...

Courtesy photo/Hawaiian Paddle Sports According to organizers, the event raised $4,965 in monetary donations and 475 pounds of food, which equated to 21,000 meals for the Maui Food Bank.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.

Kaneohe Canoe Club paddles the crew members of Hokulea before Hokulea's 50th birthday commemoration at Kualoa Regional Park, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian ...

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.