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
/ Meeting
May Board/Club Meeting
Kalihi-Palama Library
A short club meeting followed by a board meeting. All club members are welcome to stay for the board meeting. Presentation Bill Murphy will give a short presentation on the club’s past river paddles on…
Tue, 20 May, 07:00 PM
/ #2 Intermediate
Magic Island to Kaimana and Back with lunch in Waikiki
Magic Island Canoe Ramp
We play tourist today with a fun cruise across world famous Waikiki Beach. Kayak surfers can drop in on the surf breaks along the way. On our return leg, we’ll pull up on the beach…
Sun, 25 May, 09:00 AM
$0.00
/ #2 Intermediate
Haleʻiwa to Runway Beach
Haleʻiwa Beach Park
This fun paddle take you past Haleʻiwa, Waialua and Mokuleia normally with a good tailwind to push you down the coast. This is a good run for sailing or kite flying. Surfers can zig-zag their…
Sun, 01 Jun, 08:30 AM
Free
/ #2 Intermediate
Hau‘ula to Mālaekahana
Hau‘ula
This medium length paddle can be challenging because of potential large trade swells. If conditions allow you can get up close to several islets between Lai‘e Point and Mālaekahana. Meet at 8:30 am for a…
Sun, 08 Jun, All Day
Free
/ Meeting
June Club Meeting
Windward Community College
Discussion of past and upcoming paddles. Presentation to be announced.
Tue, 17 Jun, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM
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
- Easter Camp 2025
Ruby and I pulled into a nearly empty parking lot at Kualoa Campground A to be greeted by a mama duck and her large brood of fluffy ducklings. We hoped that the sparse crowd meant that the large group campsite would be unoccupied for the weekend. Tim had arrived a little before us and he quickly dashed that hope as he told us that one of the park workers said it would be a full house with the Boy Scouts occupying the large group site. - Ahu o Laka (Kāneʻohe sandbar)
Seventeen paddlers showed up on March 2 to enjoy a leisurely paddle out to the sandbar in Kaneohe. We launched a little later than originally planned because low tide was around 10:30 a.m., which is a good time to be out there to walk around easily. - Weed Out the Wimps
But, as we left the pier and passed Rabbit Island on the left, it got windier and the swells started to get bigger and rougher. Victoria didn’t have any prior expectations about what the paddle would be like, and so just kept paddling, trying to keep perpendicular to each swell like Paul had taught her. It seemed very challenging, but doable, and only seemed scary or raise doubts when Paul would occasionally blurt out, “It wasn’t supposed to be this rough!” - The Super Bowl Alternative – Nā Mokulua Surf Clinic
Psst! It’s a secret. The best time to find parking at the Kailua Boat Ramp is when everyone else has the Super Bowl on their mind. But, we know life is not a spectator sport! - Magic Island Meet & Greet
We arrived Sunday morning well before eight expecting the normal early morning crowd at Magic Island. Instead we ran into a crowded park road with a myriad of serious people carrying racing canoes to the lawn area around the canoe hale. It turned out that the Kanaka Ikaika Racing Association had a big canoe race scheduled that day with their starting line right in front of the canoe ramp! Auwe!