Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 4, 1 April 2013 — PADDLING FOR A CAUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PADDLING FOR A CAUSE

A team from OHA won first plaee in the mixed division eanoe race at the 28th annual Duke Kahanamoku Challenge. The annual event, a fundraiser for the nonprofit Waikīkī Community Center, features open-oeean eanoe races, stand-up paddleboard races, makahiki games and entertainment, while honoring water-sports legends in Hawai'i. This year's honorees were Ralph Goto, winner of the 2012 Paragon Award for water safety by the lnternational Swimming Hall of Fame; Edith Van Gieson, co-founder of Leeward Kai Canoe Club; and Aunty Rosie Lum, eanoe paddling eoaeh and co-founder of puhlie and private youth paddling programs. - Photo: Kai Markell

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