2023 Hui Wa'a Kaukahi Calendar of Events

May to August 2023

(updated 5/16/2023)

 

GREEN is the next scheduled paddle, BLUE is the next Club meeting, YELLOW is a Special Event, GRAY is history
THIS COLOR denotes a Saturday or other weekday paddle

All County meeting halls and auditoriums are now open to the public again, so all our monthly Club meetings will be held at Paki Hale as before. Steerage Meetings will be held in the same hale, on the second Tuesday of every second month.

Stay healthy.

Unless stated otherwise, all groups should be assembled at the start point by 0900, and launched by 0915 at the latest.
The Trip Leader has final say as to whether any individual paddler may join the group, based on the Leader's assessment of that individual's skill, equipment and/or preparation, in light of the ocean conditions of the day.
See bottom of calendar for explanation of map references. Click on rating icon for explanation & details of ratings.

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Date Event Location/Leader
May
Sun 7
Paddle rating: 1 (moderately easy)
Kane'ohe Bay - Meet at He'eia Kea canoe hale at 8:30 AM. Destination(s) to be determined...

[37/E2]
Stan Dalbec 422-0612
sdalbec(at)hawaii.rr.com

Tues 9 Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting at Kaimuki Reg. Library - 7:00 PM. Open to all members, Call Joe if you want to attend. Chrmn: Joe Hu 528-3600
jhadvisor(at)gmail.com
Sun 14
Paddle rating: 1 (moderately easy)
Mothers' Day [6/D1]
Tues 16 Meeting - Location: Kaimuki Public Library 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu Google Maps
Presentation: Kevin Ching will give a round-up of the recent Crash-N-Burn Surfing Clinic at Sherwoods, and add some pointers and comentary
Vice Prez: Rusty Lillico
286-6514
Sun 21
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
Makai Pier to Kaimalino- Carpool leaves Kaupo Bay at 8:30AM, launch on return
- 9 Mi.

[22/E1]
Steve Harris 226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com

Sun 28 (Memorial Day Weekend) Circle Lana'i has been postponed

 

 
June
Sun 4
Paddle Rating: 2 (Medium)
Tracks to Pōka'i Bay - A leisurely paddle along the Leeward coast. With a little luck we'll have a dolphin escort for part of the journey.
Meet at Tracks Beach Park at 8:00 for an 8:30 carpool. Bring lunch for a post-paddle picnic at Pōka'i Bay Beach Park.
This is a carpool paddle. - 8 mi.

[105/D4]
Terry Shimabukuro
gobows58(at)gmail.com

Sun 11
Paddle rating: 4 (Off-Island)
(Kamehameha Day) Lana'i Day Trippers - POSTPONED -

Eileen Helmstetter
helmstetterm(at)hawaii.rr.com

Sat 18 (Fathers' Day) - No paddle planned.

No Paddle

Tues 20 Meeting - Location: Kaimuki Public Library 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu Google Maps
Presentation:
Prez:
Steve Harris
226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com
Sat 24
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
Kahana Bay to Mālaekahana
Meet at the small parking lot (at the Ka'a'awa end of the beach) at 8:30 to leave for the carpool to Mālaekahana SRA (opposite Goat Island) at 9:00. - 8.5 Mi.
[46/F1]
Steve Harris 226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com
Sun 25
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
Mālaekahana to 'China Walls' (Pahipahi'ālua)-
Meet at the south end of the park at 8:30 for the carpool. - 9.5 Mi.

[26/F1]
Stan McCrea 306-6578
wawaenui(at)gmail.com

 
July
Sun 2
Paddle rating: 1 (moderately easy)
Fourth of July

Paul Tibbetts 734-5518
tibbetts(at)hawaii.rr.com

Sun 9
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
Kaena Point -

Stan Dalbec 422-0612
sdalbec(at)hawaii.rr.com

Tues 11 Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting - 7:00 PM. Kaimuki Reg. Library. Call Joe if you want to attend. Chrmn: Joe Hu 528-3600
jhadvisor(at)gmail.com
Sun 16
Paddle rating: 1 (moderately easy)
Makaha Beach Meet & Greet - - [115/F3]
Terry Shimabukuro (619) 777-8518
gobows58(at)gmail.com
Tues 18 Meeting - Location: Kaimuki Public Library 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu Google Maps Prez:
Steve Harris
226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com
Sun 23
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
“China Walls” (Pahipahi'ālua) to Hale’iwa with a snack stop at Waimea Bay. Carpool leaves at 9:00am

[56/D1]
Rusty Lillico 286-6514
lillico(at)hawaii.rr.com

Sun 30
Paddle Rating: 2 (Medium)
Bobbi & Norm in the very first RegattaWindbag Regatta - Maunalua Bay Boat ramp (Hawaii Kai) to Wai'alae Beach Park in Kāhala by any wind-driven means - sails, kites, umbrellas, bedsheets on sticks, old raincoats, whatever. Carpool leaves Maunalua Bay Beach Park at 8:30 AM. Race will begin at 11:00, or when the Race Director determines there is enough wind. Regular paddlers are welcome but a WMD (wind management device) is required for the competition. Club Members: $10 early entry fee, $20 on the day of the race. Non-members: $20 early/$30 on the race day. Here is an Entry Form.

- 5 Mi. -
There is also a map of the WBR Course Aerial view of the race course

 Kevin Ching 947-4526
mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com
 
August
Sun 6
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
Hale'iwa to 'Runway Beach' (Mokule'ia Army Beach) - Carpool leaves Hale'iwa BP (War Memorial) at 8:30 - 8 Mi.

[61/F2]
Steve Harris 226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com

Sun 13
Paddle rating: 1 (moderately easy)
Mangrove Mosey - Leisurely (wind permitting) paddle around East Kaneohe Bay, eventually ending up at KMCBH marina boat shed for snacks. Meet at Kaneohe Beach Park (end of Waikalua Rd) at 9:00 AM - 5 Mi. No carpool.

Rusty Lillico 286-6514
lillico(at)hawaii.rr.com

Tues 15 Meeting - Location: Kaimuki Public Library 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu Google Maps
Presentation:
Prez:
Steve Harris
226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com
Sun 20
Paddle Rating: 3 (Advanced)
Ewa Beach to 'Tracks' (Kahe) around Barbers' Point -
A beautiful paddle along a seldom-seen stretch of coastline. There is a possibility the paddle will be shortened if the wind does not cooperate.
Because the carpool is critical and the weather may be cause for some course modification, Steve asks that you call or email him before noon on Saturday if you are planning to join him. If no one confirms by then, the paddle will be cancelled. - 13 mi.

Steve Harris
226-2006
sharris(at)eas-hawaii.com

Sun 27
Paddle Rating: 2 (Medium)
Old Pōka'i Bay Beach Park to Mākua Beach -
This is a carpool paddle. 6.5 mi.

Stan Dalbec 422-0612
sdalbec(at)hawaii.rr.com

 

 

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OTHER NOTES:

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 second 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 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.