Pacific Paddler, August 2017 - 4

August, 2017 Vol 22.3
A u g u s t 2 017

Aloha

Extra pages in the digital edition

Inside

walter J. macfarlane regatta

Our young 'Hammerheads', Lahui O Ko'olauloa girls 12 and
13, waiting to race at the Waikiki Beach Boys Invitational
Covering Hawai'i's state team sport sinCe 1996

ON THE COVER:
At the Walter J MacFarlane Regatta Photo by Ropati

This year I made a commitment to help coach the kids at our
club and also to get back into the wa'a and race. Our kids wanted
to paddle and I wanted to be a part of that. The last time I raced
was about 13 years ago, so technically I could paddle Novice A.
Instead of just taking photos, I was back in action and having a
blast. I even forgot how old I was. Coaching is rewarding. Making
sure our kids are having fun is key to getting them to try as hard
as they can. Our young paddlers have been doing great. The crews
that qualified for the HCRA States, held in Maui this year, are
excited to compete amongst Hawaii's best paddlers. To every
paddler and coach who made it to the 'States', congratulations on
your achievement. You're
representing the State's
best.
Lahui O Ko'olauloa
Novice A: Steve Gransky,
Art Donoho, Mana
Woodward, Richard
Tafuna, me, and
Vonn Chee

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PADDLERS BY
PADDLERS MISSION: to bring

the excitement of outrigger paddling to
a larger audience. We feel that Pacific
Paddler's hui of supporters,

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advertisers is helping the sport grow, not
only here in Hawaii, but around
the world - April 1996

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race around the Hat

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oHCra, pete's regatta pics

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Hui waa at waikiki

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pnw, spring into summer

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about Kai Ko'o

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the fai 3x v1

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Kamanu Composites v1, Ka'iwa

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taumako voyaging canoes

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maui Jim ocean shootout

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going the distance

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Contributors
writers: H. wyeth and dr. mimi
george, Keizo gates and luke
evslin, tyler irwin, lotus sports Club
and tim Chang, dpt
pHotos:H. wyeth and dr. mimi
george, Kendall's Clicks, eileen
shattuck, wakinikona photographer,
drea park, peter Caldwell and
Ropati Hebenstreit
maHalo: Carl 'Kini popo' & Christine
Hebenstreit for your support and
encouragement with our magazine
proofreader: Amy Hebenstreit
publisHer: Ropati Hebenstreit
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