Outrigger Santa Cruz (OSC) is a local non-profit organization that works to build cross-cultural understanding and to develop, implement and promote outrigger canoe paddling for all people without ...

Community members, combat military veterans and Maui Vet Center outreach workers gather for a blessing of the first Pu‘ali Koa Kahiko six-man canoe early Friday morning at Bullyland, between ...

Taking a 25-foot, four hundred-pound outrigger canoe out to ride waves ... “I’m the dumb labor on the canoe, I’m just paddling, I’m taking orders, so it’s a lot of faith in your ...

Each outrigger canoe is paddled by six women at ... They plunge into the open ocean, hoist themselves into the moving wa’a and keep paddling. “Gotta hustle, gotta hustle!” ...

Two types of boats are raced — kayaks and outrigger canoes. Outrigger canoes are known as “va’a” which is the Samoan and Hawaiian word for boat or canoe. A single-blade paddle is used in outrigger ...

Women connect with their Hawaiian culture in ‘Olympics’ of outrigger canoe racing Moloka ... The world championships of paddling is a feat of physical endurance and mental fortitude.