Race Schedule
Thursday, August 29, 2024 through Monday, September 2, 2024
Thursday - Hulakai OC4 8 Person Relay
This fun sprint race consists of a relay team of 8 paddling in a OC4 canoe. Note - a huli is involved in the action! The exact details are as follows:
- 12:00 pm - Race meeting at the Hulakai tent on the pier
- 1: 00 pm - Race start (heats)
Classifications include Open Men, Open Women and Mixed. Held at Kailua Pier.
Saturday - Wa'a Kaukahi, 18 Miles
- 6:00 a.m. Blessing of canoes and paddlers at Kamakahonu
Wahine & Mix 50+ & Mix 60s+ Races - Kailua Bay to Honaunau Bay
- 7:30 a.m. - Wahine Iron crews start
- 7:35 a.m. - Wahine Unlimited Canoes start
- 7:40 a.m. - Wahine OC-9 (Escorted Divisions), Mix 50+ and Mix 60s+ Iron start, all Women's Hololo (Unofficial) Crews
Kane Races & Mix Open & Mix 40s - Honaunau Bay to Kailua Bay (start times subject to change)
- 11:45 a.m. - Kane Iron crews, Mix Open and Mix 40s start
- 11:50 a.m. - Kane Unlimited Canoes start
- 11:55 a.m. - Kane OC-9 - Escorted Division start, all Men's Hololo (Unofficial) Crews
Bus Shuttle Schedule for Race participants and supporters - $10.00 EACH WAY
Saturday Races Only - Race participants and supporters are REQUIRED to pre-register and pay to use the bus shuttle
- 8:30 am - Depart from the front of the Courtyard Marriott King Kamehemeha's Kona Beach Hotel to Pu'uhonua o Honaunau
- 11:15 am - Depart from Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, return to the Kailua Pier
Sunday - Teen Single Hull, Double Hull, OC1/OC2, SUP
Please note that the following RACE ORDER and TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, with start times potentially adjusted due to canoe availability.
Races start at Kailua - turn at before Lyman's - back to Kailua - note, times are subject to change
Wa'a Kaulua - 5 miles
All races start at Kailua Pier - Turn at Official Boat - Finish at Kailua Pier
- 7:00 a.m. - Teen Girls / Boys / Mixed - OC-6
- 8:45 a.m. - Kane / Teen Boy’s, OC1 , OC2
- 9:00 a.m. - Mixed Double Hull 40+
- 9:45 a.m. - Wahine Double Hull
- 10:45 a.m. - Kane Double-Hull
- 11:00 a.m. - Wahine / Teen Girls - OC-1, OC-2, Mixed
- 12:00 Noon - Mixed Double-Hull Open
Monday: The Kupuna Classic
A mixed OC-6 race (three women, three men required per team). Crews start at Kailua Pier, paddle to Banyans, turn and finish at the Kailua Pier. (Approximately 5 to 6 miles). Awards to follow after last canoe come in
Mixed 50+ Mixed 55+ Mixes 60+, Mixed 65+ Race and Mixed 70+
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
