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.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — For the 19th year in a row, Santa Claus is trading in his sleigh for an outrigger canoe and heading to the OUTRIGGER Waikiki Beach Resort to spread holiday cheer. Get Hawaii ...

Polynesians are renowned seafarers, and their island empire stretched from Hawaii to New Zealand and Easter Island. Although ...

Resort fee added daily to room rate Just like its name suggests, the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort can be found along the midpoint of Waikiki Beach, an obvious plus for any Honolulu hotel.

The two main boats are the kayak and va’a boats. Whilst the kayaks are the main Para canoe boats and are propelled by a double-blade paddle, the latter are outrigger canoes propelled by a single-blade ...

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.

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 ...

A double-hulled canoe masterpiece The bay in Point Venus with its fine, black sand is one of Tahiti’s few public beaches. Families and couples splash around in the waves, friends play volleyball ...