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

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.

Magic Island Meet & Greet

On this paddle you can experience Waikiki like a tourist as we go from Magic Island to Waikiki and back. We’ll launch from the Magic Island canoe ramp, go out the channel and then paddle inside the reef to get an up close look at hotels and sun worshipers.

Superbowl Surf Clinic

Surfers meet at the Kailua Boat Ramp for an 8:30 AM surf clinic. Surfing not required, but those so inclined will get basic surf instruction and then practice with other experienced kayak surfers.

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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

  • Christmas tree and grab bag gifts
    POV: Hui Waʻa Kaukahi Christmas Party 2025 by A Newbie
    Wow! These kayakers clearly know how to party on both water and land. There was no potluck sign-up sheet (that I was aware of), no continuous long email strings, no mild chaos… and yet somehow an epic, delicious, and wildly diverse spread of pupu and dinner dishes appeared.
  • Double rainbow frames kayaks on the beach
    Keʻehi Islets 2025
    Our paddle off Keʻehi Lagoon began with light rain yielding a double anuenue 🌈🌈as we readied our kayaks. Winds were light, no headwinds, also a good sign as the channel can be gusty. Ideal conditions for our flotilla of 16 boats to explore the islets
  • 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.

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