Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 6, 1 June 2013 — Hoʻokahiko Award [ARTICLE]

Hoʻokahiko Award

Joseph "Nappy" and Anona Napoleon were awarded the 2013 Ho'okahiko Award for their dedication and contribution to water sports in Hawai'i and for exemplifying the aloha spirit. The award was presented by Duke's Waikīkl at a private May 9 ceremony. Anona Napoleon, a 1991 inductee into the International Surf Museum in Huntington Beach, was a ehampion surfer and kayaker whose accomplishments include winning the prestigious Mākaha International Surfing Championship in 1961. Nappy Napoleon has competed in eaeh Moloka'i Hoe since the long-distance Moloka'i-to-O'ahu race began in 1958. A 2008 inductee into the Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame, he has raced with six championship teams and in 1983 founded the Ānuenue Canoe Club. ■