Unless stated otherwise, all groups
should be assembled at the start point by 0900, and launched
by 0915 at the latest. Depending on the length of the ride,
car poolers should have their boats set up and ready to leave
the launch area a half-hour to a full hour before the launch
time - call the Trip Leader to find out.
See bottom of calendar 
for explanation of tides and map
references. Click on rating icon for explanation & details.
| Date/ Rating |
Event | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| September | ||
Sun 6 |
HWK Intro To Kayaking - Will cover everything, with an emphasis on self-rescue and safety gear. Bring your kayak, paddle and a lifejacket. This is a free class for HWK club members, $10 for nom-members, and applications will be accepted on the day of the class. Park in the old Hilton Heliport, and the class will be near the canoes at Duke Kahanamoku beach | [12/D1] |
| Mon 7 (Labor Day)  |
Roughwater Swim - Volunteers in kayaks needed for water safety marshalls. Contact Paul in advance with your T-shirt size, and meet at the Hilton Lagoon parking lot (Old Heliport/Duke Kahanamoku Beach) at 7:30 AM for an 8:00 launch (Race starts at 8:30). |
[12/D1] |
| Tues 8 | Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting - 7:00 PM at Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu (map  ) |
Chairperson: Joe Hu 528-3600 jhadvisor(at)gmail.com |
Sun 13 |
Kaena Point - Runway Beach (Mokuleia Army Beach ) to Yokohama (Ke'awa'ula) - loooong carpool (Weather permitting, this may be changed to a round-trip paddle) Call Stan the night before. Come early, the decision will be made on the beach - 8.5 mi. - | [121/C2] Stan Dalbec 422-0612 |
| Tues 15 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu (map available here  ), 7:00 PM - Presentation: Also - Nominations of Club Officers for 2021 |
Prez: Steve Harris 226-2006 sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com |
Thurs 17 - Tues 22 |
Off-Island: Kauai Rivers (Tentative) | Chuck Ehrhorn 395-6180 ehrhorn(at)lava.net |
| Sun 20 |
Heeia Kea to Kualoa Park (Chinaman's Hat) - Meet at the canoe hale by the entrance to the State Harbor. Carpool leaves at 9:00 for a 10:00 AM start. A two-pronged paddle: one group will go along the shoreline thru Waikane and Hakipu'u, the other along the Sandbar and the patch reefs (Turtletown). - 6-7 mi. - | [37/E2] Eileen Helmstetter |
| Sun 27 + |
Hawaii Kai to Sans Souci (around Diamond Head) Carpool leaves Dumpster Beach at 8:30 AM. - 8.5 Mi. - | [18/D2] |
| Sun 29 |
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| October | ||
| Thurs 1 | Day to call for Easter Reservations at Kualoa (April 2-4, 2021) | |
| Sun 4 |
Turtletown Tour - Kahalu'u canoe hale to the patch reef  and back. Meet at 9:30 AM at the ramp across the canal from Kahalu'u fishpond (near the Hygenic Store), for a 10:00 o'clock start. No carpool. Bring snorkeling gear. - 2-1/2 mi. RT - |
[36/B2] Rusty Lillico 286-6514 |
| Sat 10 - Mon 12 |
(Discoverers' Day) | |
| Sun 11 |
Waimanalo Bay: Makapu'u to Kailua Beach with a stop at Na Mokulua for snacks and maybe a little surfing. Carpool leaves Makai Pier at 8:30 AM - 8 Mi. - | [22/E1] |
| Sun 18 |
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| Tues 20 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu (map available here ), 7:00 PM - Presentation: Also - Election of Club Officers |
Da Prez: TBA |
| Wed 23 | Happy Birthday, Earth! According to the finest and best Biblical scholars, the Earth (and the universe) is 6,023 years old today. | |
| Fri 23 - Sun 25 | Papio Fishing Contest. (Here are the official rules) Come and camp out Friday and Saturday at Kualoa for early starts Saturday and Sunday - The Small Group Area in Campsite 'A'  is reserved and available for camping. Individual campsites may have also been reserved and may be available for sharing. If you can't remember where Campground 'A' is, here's a Google Map. Fish 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM both days. There is an application/registration form available here . Call Stan for further details, camping info and registration. |
[42/A3] Stan McCrea 306-6578 |
| November | ||
| Sun 1 | Yearly Paddle Schedule Planning Meeting at Castle McCrea, (Mālaekahana). 10:00AM - 2:00PM. |
Joe Hu 528-3600 jhadvisor(at)gmail.com |
| Sun 8 |
Up the Creek - This year, without the perhaps necessary preceding clean-out party. Meet at 9:30 at the small makai parking lot, paddle will launch in the bay and circle around into the river mouth. There is a map here |
[46/F2] |
| Sun 15 |
'Ewa Beach to 'Tracks' (Kahe) around Barbers' Point - Carpool leaves Ewa BP at 8:00, launch at 9:15. - 13 Mi. | [105/E4] Steve Harris226-2006 sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com |
| Tues 17 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu (map available here , 7:00 PM - Presentation: TBA |
Prez: ? |
| Sun 22 |
EZ Glider: Kaiaka Bay and Adjacent Streams - (Paukauila and Ki`iki`i Streams - Meet at "Mushroom Rock" in Kaiaka State Park (in Waialua) at 9:30 for a 10:00 am launch. Kayakers can paddle lazily on calm water in a historic agricultural district. The more adventurous can push upstream through grass overgrowth to seldom-visited stretches replete with sugar-plantation ruins and relics. - 4 mi. RT - | [64/B4] |
| Sun 29 | ||
| December | ||
| Sun 6 |
 Coconut Island: the launch is from Kaneohe Beach Park (end of Waikalua Rd.) at 8:30 AM to reach the target beach by 9:15. A tour of the HIMB facilities map , shark tanks, fish ponds, etc. ensues, ending with a BYO lunch at "Maile's Point", some snorkeling, and a leisurely paddle home. There will be a $10 per-person 'donation' to the HIMB docent program. Call or email Kevin to put your name on the list, as there is a max number of visitors they can handle...
- 3.5 mi R.T. - |
[34/C1] |
| Sun 13 |
Mini Kahuna: Kailua Boat Ramp to Moku Manu & back - weather and surf permitting, a jaunt over to the Mokumanu Cave with a break at Mōkōlea Islet. No carpool. - 10.5 mi. R.T. - | [28/E2] Tim Sawyer 330-1108 |
Tues 15 |
Annual Club Christmas/Hannukah/Solstice/Makahiki/Winter Break Party, 5:30 PM to 9:00 - |
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| Sun 20 + |
Makai Pier to Nico's (Aikahi Pali Palms) - A new paddle this year: Across both Waimanalo and Kailua Bays, and up the Kainui Canal to have lunch at Nico's Fishmarket in Pali Palms Center. Carpool leaves Makai Pier at 8:30 AM - 9.5 Mi. - | [22/E1] Steve Harris226-2006 sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com |
| Sun 27 |
Keehi Islets Tour - Start at "Alan's Ramp" and cruise around what was left of historic Mokauea fishing village after they dug the seaplane runway thru it. Lots of mangroves, a few old bunkers, interesting seldom-visited areas of Ke'ehi Lagoon | [6/D1] Steve Harris |
Paddle ratings are for average weather and ocean conditions, and are unscientifically assigned and often arbitrary. It is up to each individual to assess the conditions prior to the time of launch in the light of their own experience and ability, and decide whether to go or not. If you decide to go, you must sign the trip roster and read the waiver. No signee, no kayakee. In the event of a Small Craft Advisory (SCA) or higher wind warning*, the Club-sponsored paddle is officially cancelled. Trip leaders should download a copy of the release/waiver by clicking here for a PDF file you can print.
*As broadcast by Radio WBA on UHF weather channels 1 or 2, or announced the night before on commercial television.
"Steerage Board" meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every second month, except where otherwise noted, at the location given in the schedule. These meetings are for the Officers and Advisory Board members to discuss business and decide future activities for the Club, and they are open to any Club member in good standing who has a Club-related issue to be dealt with outside the forum of the General Meetings. Talk to any Club Officer for details, an agenda, or location directions.