Women crew members of an outrigger canoe, which was swamped by a big set of waves and broke in two on Shark Island, are "back ...

At the tail end of 2024, just before Christmas, a large and memorable swell popped up in the Pacific Ocean. In Hawaii, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational ran with the requisite 40-foot surf for ...

In Hawai’i, the art of carving outrigger canoes has traditionally been a male pursuit. Many women have captained and paddled the canoes, but few have learned to build them—an undertaking that ...

The outboard motor has replaced the outrigger canoe, much of the ancient fishing knowledge is on the verge of being lost and men now gather in restaurants instead of the bai to discuss the ...

Unlike the Olympic Games, which also feature whitewater slalom events, the Paralympic canoe program consists solely of flatwater sprints. Two types of boats are raced — kayaks and outrigger canoes.

Wendall DeVera, Vietnam veteran, longtime paddler and president of Pu‘ali Koa Kahiko, listens to opening speeches and a blessing of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe on Friday morning in South Maui.

Developed by Hawaiian Nick Beck in the early 1980s, the canoe is based on the ancient Polynesian design, with a 9m-long slender hull, two outriggers for stability and a sail. Modern materials make ...