Ready to Hammer: An Inside Look at Hawaiʻi’s Outrigger Canoe Community
Moments before the regatta’s start, everything is quiet and still. Six-person canoes line up next to their lane flags, each steadied by boat holders, one treading water at the nose, the other at the tail. The paddlers avoid looking at the competition; instead, they grip their paddles tightly, eyes forward. The wind silently pushes ripples […]



