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 ...

In Hawai’i, the art of carving outrigger canoes has traditionally been a male pursuit. Many women have captained and paddled the canoes, but few have learned to build them—an undertaking that ...

Canoe surfing, particularly aboard the outrigger style of boats, is one of the oldest forms of riding waves. It dates back to the ancient Polynesians, through the beachboy era in Honolulu ...

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 ...

Native Hawaiians are known for the invention of surfing, but outrigger canoes are a huge part of modern culture too. It was outrigger canoes loaded with people, plants, and animals that ...

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.