Canoe paddling: Kai Opua dethrones four-time champion Puna on dramatic day at Hilo Bay
As the bells rang and the chant – Go Kai Opua! Go Kai Opua! – grew louder and louder, club athletic director Mike Atwood slowly made his way down the beach to get a better view of the finish line.
By MATT GERHART Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Atwood usually sends a lieutenant to catch a glimpse of the last race, but he wanted see this one for himself.
And what a view it was Saturday with postcard conditions at Hilo Bay, where Bo Campos, Aunty Maile and Maunakea were on the minds of many canoe paddlers that gathered for the Aunty Maile/Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Association championships.
The dramatic finish befitted the backdrop.
When Kai Opua held on to the last race to overtake Puna by a single point to end four years of championship frustration, Atwood slowly walked back from the officials table, turned left and hugged club president Doug Vera Cruz.
“I’m elated, I’m so happy,” said Atwood, who was carrying a picture of Campos in his bag.
Lovingly known as Uncle Bo, Campos was Kai Opua’s president before dying in December at the age of 71 from pancreatic cancer.
“The picture was there on our organizational desk in the tent,” Atwood said. “His spirit was definitely there. Before the regatta started, we dedicated it to him.
“It’s always exciting when you win the very last one, but I think it’s more exciting when we lost our main leader. To be able to come through as a club and follow in what we know he would have wanted for us.”
Form held during all four races at Hilo Bay: Big Blue grabbed a lead, then Green Pride came charging back and fell just short.
Only this time, four-time defending Puna (227 points, 40 crews, 10 golds) grabbed a one-point lead in the penultimate event, before Kai Opua (228, 40, nine) took it back in the mixed men’s and women’s race.
“Bo is definitely smiling down on us right now,” Vera Cruz said.
Kai Opua’s combined victory margin the last three regattas was nine points, though Atwood said this one took the sting off of losing the 2016 finals by a point.
“We knew Puna was going to bring it, and they brought it,” Atwood said.
Kai Opua’s Kurt Capri, Melanie Kelekolio, Maile Leslie, Kristin Old, Kekaulike Tomich and Jonathan Walsh get the glory of winning the clinching race, and the clubs’ men’s novice B (Ben Olthafer, Kully Kekaula-Basque, Isaac Vincent, John Rodrigues, Jesse Jenkins, Nate Hillermann) and boys 18 (Kala Thurston, Hunter Ellis, Henry Cho, Jake Honl-DeGuair, Ford Stallsmith, Iokepa Aponte) crews capped off undefeated Moku O Hawaii seasons.
Vera Cruz said one of his favorite moments was watching the men’s and women’s 70 races. They are only held at the championships, and Kai Opua won them both.
“It’s a goal for us younger people to look up to,” he said.
Campos left big shoes to fill, and while Vera Cruz was taking “none” of the credit that the club’s first Division A title since 2014 came during the first year on his watch, he was soaking up 100% of the atmosphere.
“I’m overwhelmed,” he said. “I don’t have anything to say right now. Crazy.
“We’re humbled by this win and we’re hoping for more to come. It kind of sets the tone to bring back paddlers that didn’t participate because Uncle Bo (wasn’t here). Hopefully this will make them proud, too.”
Kawaihae claimed Division B (15-29 events). It’s girls 12 (Ciani Macias, Hinamaikalani Wolfgramm, Mahie Kaleleiki, Lili Gambill, Sofina Brose-Stevens, Danica Valera) and sophomore women (Hilary Denison, Nahaku Kalei, Mahea Leialoha, Mahea Gambill, Lora Schroder Sakai, Makalapua Merit) crews stayed perfect on the season, though Puna ended Kawaihae’s bid for perfection in the boys 14 race.
Hui Wa’a O Waiakea won Division C (1-14 events).
In all, nine crews head to the state regatta Aug. 3 on Kauai unbeaten.
Also remaining undefeated were Puna’s men’s golden masters 55, senior women’s 50 and mixed masters 55; Paddlers of Laka’s boys 16 and mixed 18; and Keaukaha’s men’s 65.
Arresting development
Scores of paddlers earned gold medals Saturday, but few had a week that could compare to that of Luana Neff, who was a member of the Kamehameha 55 crew that scored a comfortable victory against Puna.
On Wednesday, Neff was one of 33 opponents of Thirty Meter Telescope who were arrested Wednesday on the Maunakea Access Road.
“Paddling is the most wonderful thing,” Neff said. “You’re up on the mountain at the highest elevation, and when you get down you leave everything on the water.”
She said she was the youngest of the Maunakea kupuna “protectors” to be detained, but she made it down on time Wednesday to practice.
“For me, it was dedicating my paddle to the mountain,” she said. “Everything I do is for the love of the mountain and the love of paddling.”
Crewmmate Pua Mendonca credited the “power of the mountain” for the victory as well, but she said there were other forces at play.
“We wanted to beat Puna with every single things in our hearts,” she said. “We love to beat Puna.”
Moku O Hawaii race secretary Aloha Maile said a Kai Ehitu crew earlier in the day competed with the Hawaiian flag on its canoe, but she asked that flags be taken down for later events.
Maile said she wanted the day “to be about the races and the championship.”
No Aunty Maile
For the first time since the championships were named after her, 85-year-old Aunty Maile missed the finals.
Aloha Maile, her daughter, said Aunty Maile recently suffered an aneurysm in her stomach and is staying at Legacy rehabilitation and nursing center.
“It was hard to keep her away,” Aloha Maile said.
Aloha Maile said Legacy hands out four-hour passes for its residents to leave, but that wouldn’t be enough for Aunty Maile.
The championships started in the early morning and ended after 5:30 p.m.
“There is no way she’d come for just four hours,” Aloha Maile. “There is no way we would get her to go back.”
Saturday at Hilo Bay
Kai Opua Canoe Club 228 A
Kai ‘Ehitu 179 A
Keaukaha Canoe Club 166 A
Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 92 A
Kawaihae Canoe Club 138 B
Waikoloa Canoe Club 91 B
Kamehameha Canoe Club 89 B
Paddlers of Laka 87 B
Keauhou Canoe Club 60 B
Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 58 C
Kailana Canoe Club 35 C
Miloli’i Canoe Club 11 C
Kona Athletic Club 11 C
Na Wa’a Hanakahi 7 C
Girls 12
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club
2:06.93 (Ciani Macias, Hinamaikalani Wolfgramm, Mahie Kaleleiki, Lili Gambill, Sofina Brose-Stevens, Danica Valera)
2 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:14.00
3 Paddlers of Laka 2:16.28
4 Kailana Canoe Club 2:17.55
5 Keauhou Canoe Club 2:25.25
6 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 2:26.46
7 Kai Opua Canoe Club 2:29.84
8 Puna Canoe Club 2:34.20
9 Waikoloa Canoe Club 2:48.90
10 Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:52.91
11 Miloli’i Canoe Club 3:07.56
Boys 12
1 Keaukaha Canoe Club 1:54.27 (La’i Rapoza, Eha Kiyuna, Ryan-John Hudman, Tanoa Laititi, Malakai Laititi, Niau Paulos)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 2:01.64
3 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:05.08
4 Kawaihae Canoe Club 2:09.67
5 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 2:10.21
6 Puna Canoe Club 2:12.77
7 Keauhou Canoe Club 2:16.02
8 Paddlers of Laka 2:23.36
9 Waikoloa Canoe Club 2:28.74
10 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 2:34.17
SCR Miloli’i Canoe Club
SCR Kamehameha Canoe Club
Mixed Boys and Girls
12 1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 2:07.40 (Hinamaikalani Wolfgramm, Ciani Macias, Nalu Akau, Makani Hui, Kaleo Woods, Zen Yamamoto)
2 Waikoloa Canoe Club 2:09.54
3 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:16.48
4 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 2:17.96
5 Paddlers of Laka 2:26.16
6 Kailana Canoe Club 2:30.23
7 Puna Canoe Club 2:31.39
8 Kamehameha Canoe Club 2:44.23
9 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 2:59.87
DQ Kai Opua Canoe Club 2:11.16
DQ Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:04.69
SCR Miloli’i Canoe Club
Girls 13
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:03.92 (Maile Brown, Kamryn Marks, Penny Hose-Halmas, Tehani Tan, Jasmin Isidro, Sarai Tyson-Duarte)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:04.87
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 2:05.44
4 Kawaihae Canoe Club 2:15.13
5 Paddlers of Laka 2:15.46
6 Puna Canoe Club 2:15.91
7 Keauhou Canoe Club 2:25.73
8 Waikoloa Canoe Club 2:27.91
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
SCR Miloli’i Canoe Club
Boys 13
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 1:51.78 (Ke Ua Hui, Ko’i Rios-Greigo, Samson Akau, Shazen Monell-Lagaret, Wylder Peterson, Kimo Sarsona)
2 Paddlers of Laka 1:52.08
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 1:54.26
4 Puna Canoe Club 1:59.98
5 Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:03.46
6 Waikoloa Canoe Club 2:16.43
7 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:21.48
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
SCR Miloli’i Canoe Club
Women Novice B
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 1:57.77 (Genelle Botje, Jenelle Woolsey, Chandi-Nichole Kiefer, Gabrielle Capp, Kim Beyer, Dana Reilly-Gober)
2 Puna Canoe Club 2:00.65
3 Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:02.05
4 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:04.44
5 Keauhou Canoe Club 2:09.10
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 2:11.57
7 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 2:12.33
8 Kamehameha Canoe Club 2:15.10
9 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 2:25.07
Girls 14
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 1:57.57 (Teige Lorenzo-Akamu, Chyler Derla, Kylee Neal, Kawela Takushi, Moani Plunkett, Naila Pahio)
2 Puna Canoe Club 1:58.62
3 Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:01.18
4 Paddlers of Laka 2:01.81
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 2:03.43
6 Kailana Canoe Club 2:18.23
7 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 2:23.01
8 Kai Opua Canoe Club 2:23.37
9 Kamehameha Canoe Club 2:32.84
Boys 14
1 Puna Canoe Club 1:44.62 (Kalai Badon Dellomes, Kamahoa Kaawaloa-Okita, Akariva VUTA, Pohu Puniwai-Ganoot, Levi FARINAS, Evan EVANS)
2 Kawaihae Canoe Club 1:45.11
3 Paddlers of Laka 1:46.06
4 Kai Opua Canoe Club 1:54.26
5 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 1:58.80
6 Keaukaha Canoe Club 2:01.02
7 Kailana Canoe Club 2:08.72
8 Kamehameha Canoe Club 2:26.96
Mixed Novice B
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 1:46.66 (Genelle Botje, Jenelle Woolsey, Gabrielle Capp, Mark Axelson, Isaac Vincent, Ben Olthafer)
2 Puna Canoe Club 1:49.90
3 Keaukaha Canoe Club 1:52.47
4 Kamehameha Canoe Club 1:52.81
5 Kona Athletic Club 1:54.55
6 Waikoloa Canoe Club 2:01.29
7 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 2:01.64
8 Miloli’i Canoe Club 2:12.97
9 Paddlers of Laka 2:17.55
SCR Kai ‘Ehitu
SCR Kailana Canoe Club
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
Girls 15
1 Puna Canoe Club 4:37.81 (Nyka Laeda, Shyla Williams, Leila Rosehill, KAILA VALLENTE, Taysia Rocha, Lori Ann Aiu)
2 Paddlers of Laka 4:39.48
3 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:45.45
4 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:48.72
5 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:57.20
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 5:02.03
7 Kai ‘Ehitu 5:35.27
Boys 15
1 Paddlers of Laka 3:47.08 (Austin Halsted, Prince Nicolas, Aukai Chu Hing, Kaiulu Tiogangco, Wyatt Andrade, Kayden Lampman)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 3:54.03
3 Keauhou Canoe Club 3:56.71
4 Kai ‘Ehitu 3:58.08
5 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:02.83
6 Puna Canoe Club 4:22.82
7 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:23.11
8 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:40.54
DQ Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:19.77
Men Novice B
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 3:51.69 (Ben Olthafer, Kully Kekaula-Basque, Isaac Vincent, John Rodrigues, Jesse Jenkins, Nate Hillermann)
2 Kona Athletic Club 4:03.02
3 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:09.78
4 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:23.22
5 Puna Canoe Club 4:39.73
6 Miloli’i Canoe Club 4:50.26
DQ Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:11.03
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
SCR Paddlers of Laka
SCR Kai ‘Ehitu
Girls 16 &Under
1 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:44.43 (La’ie Smith, Liana Prudholm, Pakela Ka’au’a, Alexia Cachola, Kaili Pila, Kyla Fabiani)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:45.29
3 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:45.91
4 Puna Canoe Club 4:49.73
5 Kamehameha Canoe Club 5:04.38
6 Kai ‘Ehitu 5:23.81
7 Paddlers of Laka 5:57.56
Boys 16 &Under
1 Paddlers of Laka 4:11.10 (Holu Lyman, Sam Mori, NAINOA GOMES, PHILLIP VIERRA III, Molae Liwis, Saire Iseri)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:14.26
3 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:34.46
4 Puna Canoe Club 4:45.17
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:58.71
DQ Kai Opua Canoe Club 5:26.27
Girls 18 &Under
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:49.66 (Kai Smith, Teige Lorenzo-Akamu, Kylee Neal, Mikaela Chong, Kamali’o Kaleleiki, Terri Connors)
2 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:55.31
3 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 5:04.00
4 Paddlers of Laka 5:06.34
5 Kai Opua Canoe Club 5:30.12
6 Keaukaha Canoe Club 5:49.66
DQ Keauhou Canoe Club 6:07.56
Boys 18 &Under
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 3:58.13 (Kala Thurston, Hunter Ellis, Henry Cho , Jake Honl-DeGuair, Ford Stallsmith, Iokepa Aponte)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:08.83
3 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:16.18
4 Paddlers of Laka 4:38.58
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:39.42
6 Keauhou Canoe Club 4:54.27
7 Puna Canoe Club 6:56.57
Mixed 18
1 Paddlers of Laka 4:34.44 (Holu Lyman, Sam Mori, NAINOA GOMES, Kaui Pakani-Tsukiyama, Emma Piianaia, Tia Kualii)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:40.68
3 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:54.53
4 Kailana Canoe Club 4:57.93
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:58.70
6 Kamehameha Canoe Club 5:05.21
7 Puna Canoe Club 5:12.75
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
Women Novice A
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:43.23 (Daniela Salvado da Costa, Melody Ussery, Kiana Tupou, Lia-Lucine Cary, Mylene Balisalisa, Jenny Decker)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:47.15
3 Miloli’i Canoe Club 5:25.93
4 Puna Canoe Club 5:27.28
5 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 5:31.45
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 5:35.40
7 Kamehameha Canoe Club 5:42.37
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Men Novice A
1 Puna Canoe Club 3:50.91 (Alec Fierman, Neemia Pola, Justin Yeh, Mike Abraham, Joshtinlee BADON DELLOMES, Bernard Flowers)
2 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 3:51.85
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 3:52.67
4 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:08.05
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:19.56
6 Miloli’i Canoe Club 4:37.39
SCR Kamehameha Canoe Club
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Women Freshmen
1 Puna Canoe Club 8:57.38 (Trisha Olayon, Kilia Chillingworth, Michele Padayao, Pulama DOWNING, Marni Rem-McGeachy, Charlee Rowe)
2 Kawaihae Canoe Club 9:08.96
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 10:07.41
4 Kamehameha Canoe Club 10:56.22
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 11:09.20
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Men Freshmen
1 Keaukaha Canoe Club 7:32.38 (Jose Lizardi, Spencer Kamauoha Smith, Aaron Norris, Christopher Olayen, Tyler Makaiwi, Kama Leeloy)
2 Keauhou Canoe Club 7:32.68
3 Puna Canoe Club 8:12.55
4 Kai Opua Canoe Club 8:42.62
5 Kailana Canoe Club 8:52.15
SCR Kai ‘Ehitu
SCR Kawaihae Canoe Club
Women Sophomore
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 9:08.38 (Hilary Denison, Nahaku Kalei, Mahea Leialoha, Mahea Gambill, Lora Schroder Sakai, Makalapua MERIT)
2 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 9:13.79
3 Kamehameha Canoe Club 9:29.85
4 Puna Canoe Club 9:42.88
5 Waikoloa Canoe Club 10:02.31
6 Kai ‘Ehitu 10:05.32
7 Kai Opua Canoe Club 10:19.46
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Men Sophomore
1 Puna Canoe Club 7:41.49 (Kekoa Sumera-Lee, Jeremy Padayao, Derek Park, Jonah Kalima, Jonathan Peralto, Daniel Petner)
2 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 7:53.20
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 7:59.52
4 Keauhou Canoe Club 8:02.55
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 8:44.21
6 Keaukaha Canoe Club 8:53.98
7 Kailana Canoe Club 9:02.87
8 Kamehameha Canoe Club 9:24.93
9 Paddlers of Laka 9:33.39
10 Waikoloa Canoe Club 9:44.25
Women Junior
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 8:44.39 (Maile Leslie, Cheryl Villegas, Sarah Balanga, Nicki Lacey-Enos, Kalei Pasciuta, Kristin Old)
2 Kai ‘Ehitu 8:58.21
3 Puna Canoe Club 8:59.58
4 Keaukaha Canoe Club 9:30.14
5 Kawaihae Canoe Club 9:54.34
6 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 10:24.39
7 Kamehameha Canoe Club 10:49.11
8 Waikoloa Canoe Club 10:50.28
Men Junior
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 7:52.05 (Joe Meheula, Peter Ebaniz, Jason Shrable, Ina Ynigues Jr, Jimmer Tan, Brawn Albino)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 7:55.05
3 Puna Canoe Club 8:10.23
4 Kamehameha Canoe Club 8:18.10
5 Kailana Canoe Club 8:46.59
6 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 9:11.69
DQ Keaukaha Canoe Club 7:34.39
DQ Keauhou Canoe Club 7:32.17
Women Senior
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 13:16.30 (Tiffany Hatanaka, Po Hocson, Laura Birse, Leilani Olson, Nahaku Kalei, Noelani Spencer)
2 Puna Canoe Club 14:15.03
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 15:16.93
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Men Senior
1 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 11:50.58 (Kris Keough, Trey Green, Tai Scarbrough, Josh Allen, Chris Runnells, Lorin Sellars)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 11:51.02
3 Keauhou Canoe Club 12:30.38
4 Kai ‘Ehitu 12:36.37
5 Puna Canoe Club 12:41.59
6 Kai Opua Canoe Club 13:11.95
Women Masters (40)
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:25.59 (Mara Masuda, Corrine Convery, Carolyn Carter, Emma Chandler, Ramona Crivello, Christina Kovach)
2 Puna Canoe Club 4:27.62
3 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:34.06
4 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:38.30
5 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:53.05
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 5:10.22
7 Kamehameha Canoe Club 5:18.82
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
Men Masters (40)
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 3:44.22 (Nathan Grocholski, Ian Foo, Theron Ogata, Eddie Hayward, Alton Kaono, Kawika Crivello)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 3:44.52
3 Puna Canoe Club 3:49.81
4 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:13.40
5 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:27.88
6 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:34.11
7 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:34.47
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
SCR Kailana Canoe Club
Women (70)
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 5:17.07 (Sue Lalanne, Becky Walton, Maddie Turner, Susie Shaw, Carol Clifford, Shelley Carver)
2 Waikoloa Canoe Club 5:38.96
Mens (70)
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:50.14 (Mana Manasas, William Walton, Richard Shields, Gary Medina, Russell Cheek, Mike Atwood)
2 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:53.09
3 Keauhou Canoe Club 4:59.00
4 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:59.46
Woman (65)
1 Kamehameha Canoe Club 5:05.96 (Gwendolyn Kekua, Maxine Magnani, Susan Skipper, Ellen K. Okuma, Sammie Stanbro, Piilani Borges)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 5:37.60
3 Kawaihae Canoe Club 5:39.87
4 Keaukaha Canoe Club 5:42.64
5 Waikoloa Canoe Club 5:48.08
Men (65)
1 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:25.26 (James McKeague, Jeff Clemenson, Eric Hagiwara, Al Konishi, Warren Dela Cruz, Greg Kane)
2 Keauhou Canoe Club 4:29.17
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:32.44
4 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:44.04
5 Paddlers of Laka 4:57.68
Woman Masters (60 yrs)
1 Puna Canoe Club 4:47.28 (Nalani Viveiros, Susan O’Shaughnessy, Tweetie Anderson-Perreira, Betty Ben, Karen Mickievic, Linda Robb)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:53.00
3 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:54.95
4 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:56.24
5 Keauhou Canoe Club 5:16.58
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 5:18.96
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Men Masters (60 yrs)
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:09.04 (Steve Prestia, Dane Enos, Paul Jeffries, Michael Cron, John Rodrigues, Brian Cornel)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:15.44
3 Keauhou Canoe Club 4:32.39
4 Puna Canoe Club 4:33.10
5 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:43.93
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:50.38
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
Women Golden Masters (55)
1 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:49.57 (Jill Dawrs, Luana Neff, Haroldeen Quintal, Coleen Heanu Weller, Carmen Mohica, Pua Mendonca)
2 Puna Canoe Club 4:52.48
3 Waikoloa Canoe Club 5:00.64
4 Na Wa’a Hanakahi 5:15.33
5 Kai Opua Canoe Club 5:18.04
SCR Kai ‘Ehitu
SCR Keaukaha Canoe Club
Men Golden Masters (55)
1 Puna Canoe Club 3:46.35 (Louie Mendonca, Troy Parker-Bailey, Steve Blyth, Afa Tuaolo, Dave Okita, Bubba Baldado)
2 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:04.45
3 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:06.32
4 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:08.56
5 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:29.31
6 Keauhou Canoe Club 4:44.67
7 Keaukaha Canoe Club 5:14.85
Senior Women Masters (50)
1 Puna Canoe Club 4:25.74 (Jolene Hughes, Sheila Cadaoas, Bev Tuaolo, Kim Kimi, Cindy Van Guilder, Jennifer Tanner)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:32.59
3 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:52.84
4 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:55.86
5 Waikoloa Canoe Club 5:21.25
6 Na Wa’a Hanakahi 5:44.43
Senior Men Masters (50)
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 3:50.08 (Hunter Anderson, Kawika Crivello, Jun Balanga, Randy Torres, Ian Foo, Michael Andrade)
2 Puna Canoe Club 3:52.49
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 3:53.12
4 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:09.32
5 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:33.86
6 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:34.93
SCR Hui Wa’a O Waiakea
Mixed Masters (60)
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:28.20 (Ned Burns, Hunter Anderson, Marianne Starr, Kaeti Ecker, Renee Newman, Lambert Lee Loy)
2 Puna Canoe Club 4:29.79
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:33.31
4 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:39.31
5 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:52.28
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:55.34
7 Keauhou Canoe Club 4:57.65
8 Paddlers of Laka 4:58.93
SCR Kamehameha Canoe Club
SCR Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club
Mixed Masters (55)
1 Puna Canoe Club 4:10.90 (Steve Blyth, Louie Mendonca, Dave Okita, Sheila Cadaoas, Jennifer Tanner, Bev Tuaolo)
2 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:23.91
3 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:26.64
4 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:38.56
5 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:47.13
6 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:48.64
7 Kawaihae Canoe Club 5:01.14
8 Keaukaha Canoe Club 5:16.65
9 Keauhou Canoe Club 5:44.49
10 Paddlers of Laka 5:47.05
SCR Na Wa’a Hanakahi
Mixed Masters (40)
1 Kai ‘Ehitu 3:59.09 (Nathan Grocholski, Tiapepe Ulufaleilupe, Darcy Daniel, Eddie Hayward, Leann Alani, Alton Kaono)
2 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:04.66
3 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:06.80
4 Puna Canoe Club 4:09.62
5 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:22.17
6 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:37.15
7 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:45.65
8 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:46.01
9 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:55.29
Women Open Four
1 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:27.80 (Po Hocson, Mealoha Hooton, Leilani Olson, Noelani Spencer)
2 Puna Canoe Club 4:34.26
3 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:43.58
4 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:44.60
5 Kai Opua Canoe Club 5:00.08
6 Kai ‘Ehitu 5:06.71
7 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 5:11.05
8 Waikoloa Canoe Club 5:18.62
9 Kamehameha Canoe Club 5:33.89
DQ Keauhou Canoe Club 5:14.81
SCR Kailana Canoe Club
Men Open Four
1 Puna Canoe Club 3:51.50 (Kekoa Sumera-Lee, Neemia Pola, Jonah Kalima, Keola Sumera-Lee)
2 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:02.76
3 Kai Opua Canoe Club 4:05.67
4 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 4:22.26
5 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:22.83
6 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:26.09
7 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:39.66
8 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:44.47
9 Na Wa’a Hanakahi 5:11.11
SCR Keauhou Canoe Club
Mixed Men and Women
1 Kai Opua Canoe Club 3:48.06 (Maile Leslie, Kristin Old, Melanie Kelekolio, Kekaulike Tomich, Jonathan Walsh, Kurt Capri)
2 Puna Canoe Club 3:57.64
3 Kai ‘Ehitu 4:19.10
4 Kamehameha Canoe Club 4:19.70
5 Keaukaha Canoe Club 4:35.77
6 Kawaihae Canoe Club 4:41.00
7 Waikoloa Canoe Club 4:42.00
8 Hui Wa’a O Waiakea 4:55.00
9 Na Wa’a Hanakahi 5:12.00
10 Kailana Canoe Club 5:24.00
11 Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club 5:32.00
