Hui Waʻa Kaukahi

Nui a lehulehu na mokupuni, ʻaʻole lawa ka manawa

So many islands, so little time!

Kayakers with raised paddles

This site is the official source for the Paddle & Event Schedule for the Hui Wa’a Kaukahi kayak club of Hawai’i. Founded in 1982, we are Hawaii’s oldest recreational kayak club.

Upcoming Events

Christmas Party

This event is for club members and their guests only. We’ll celebrate the holidays at the Hawaii Trail & Mountain Club clubhouse with our usual festivities: Potluck dinner, Gift Exchange Melee, Photo, Video and Video Clip Contest and caroling.

Fullmoon at Ahu o Laka (Kāneʻohe Sandbar)

Join us for a howling good time as we paddle to the sandbar under the light of the full moon. While this roundtrip EZ Glider is suitable for the casual kayaker it is not for first-time paddlers since we’ll be paddling at night.

Lake Wilson

An EZ Glider roundtrip paddle in Lake Wilson. Lake Wilson is a privately-owned reservoir in Wahiawa that is stocked, maintained and regulated by the State, specifically and exclusively for use by freshwater sport fisherman.

January Club Meeting

Quarterly club meeting with a discussion of past and future paddles and a feature presentation.

Mālaekahana Camping

Decompress after the busy holidays with a weekend of camping with the club at the Malaekahana State Recreation Area. There’s no agenda for the weekend except for Sunday’s Goat Island paddle. Do whatever you like kayak, swim, snorkel, boogie-board, surf, fish, beachcomb, hike, sunrise watch or just lie in a hammock.

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Because of liability concerns, our paddles are for Hui and ACA members only. Non-members are however welcome to tag along as “guests” but they will be required to read and sign our Hui and ACA waivers, and pay a $10 ACA event membership fee, before they can go. The same is true for club members who are not ACA members. Guests can download the ACA adult waiver.

Stories

  • Mountain ridge from Keawaula to Makua
    Kaʻena Point Leeward Coast
    Kayaking from Mokulēʻia to Keawaʻula Bay around Kaʻena Point treats paddlers to vistas of a windswept mountain ridge, seabirds soaring above a protected coastal plain, waves crashing against a rocky shore and if you’re lucky sightings of large honu, a cruising pod of naiʻa, a curious ‘īlioholoikauaua (“Dog that runs in rough water”, Hawaiian monk seal) or, if you’re really lucky, a splashing koholā.
  • Outex and Pelican phone cases camera side
    Gear Review – Outex & Pelican Phone Cases
    Several of you asked me about my Outex phone case that has a big glass port for the camera. I’ve been using this case for a few months and in this review I’ll compare it with my previous case from Pelican.
  • Green sea turtle, head down, at the surface of the water
    Turtletown 2025
    Several paddlers had perfect weather for their trek to Turtletown on the last day of the fishing tournament campout. Some were campers and others came in for the day. Jled, our resident teenager joined the fray to ace his very first solo paddle. Leader Eileen Helmstetter was upbeat and prepared. There is no finer sight than kayaks of many colors against the backdrop of beautiful Kaneohe bay!
  • Kapapa Island as seen from the south
    Kapapa Island
    What paddler hasn’t gazed longingly at the many small islands surrounding the major islands and thought, “I’d love to paddle there — that route needs a kayak on it!”?

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