Hui Waʻa Kaukahi

Nui a lehulehu na mokupuni, ʻaʻole lawa ka manawa

So many islands, so little time!

Stories from our adventures…

“What we most regret are not the errors we make, but the things we didnt do.”

Audrey Sutherland

  • Haleʻiwa to Runway Beach 2026

    Base of the Haleiwa War Memorial in foreground with the harbor in the background

    On the way to the North Shore we had a uh-oh moment when the rain started pouring down. Being the fearless paddlers we are, we kept going. Luckily, when we reached Haleiwa Beach Park it was a gorgeous island day.

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  • Tracks to Tracks

    Kayaker with Maʻili Pt on the horizon

    Our Tracks to Pōkaʻī Bay paddle was canceled due to a Small Craft Advisory. We did an unofficial casual paddle in the lee of the trade winds from Tracks to Ko Olina and back instead. It was a short, but beautiful outing with just a few strong gusts of wind.

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  • Makai Range to Kailua 2026

    Mokulua Nui islet from an approaching kayak

    What a glorious day at Makai Pier—one of those “this is going to be amazing” mornings that slowly turns into “this is going to be a story we tell forever… because we survived it.”

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  • The Super Mokulua Island Surf Clinic

    Mokulua Nui to the left of a kakak surfer riding a wave

    I leaned into the wave, I hulied, this time my foot was caught in the foot strap and I could not pull it out, then came the third wave and I thought there goes the ankle as the Strike started to roll.

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  • February 2026 Paddles

    Hui Wa'a Kaukahi club flag

    February started off fine with nice weather for the year’s first Meet & Greet at Magic Island and ended with great conditions for Weed Out the Wimps. Strong winds and heavy downpours canceled the middle of the month paddles, however.

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