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

  • Circling Oʻahu

    Sandy with a thumbs up while holding a figurine of her mom at Waialeʻe Beach.

    When I arrived in Hawaii in October, 2013 and joined Hui Wa’a Kaukahi I was new to kayaking and had only paddled a few times on lakes, a bay or a calm river. In my wildest imagination, I would never have considered paddling around the entire island!

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  • Mokulēʻia to Kaʻena Point — Stan’s Quest Fulfilled!

    Group of kayakers in calm water off of Kaena Point

    For a while now, Stan Dalbec has championed the idea of a round-trip paddle from Mokulēʻia to Kaʻena Point, to notch this stretch of the coastline in an O’ahu circumnavigation without the hassle of a car pool. Though Stan had tackled this route on his own before, the stars (and surf) never quite aligned for an…

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  • Easter Camp 2025

    Tents, canopies and kayaks at the small group campsite

    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…

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  • Ahu o Laka (Kāneʻohe sandbar)

    Group shot of 16 kayakers on the beach before launch with arms raised

    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.

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  • Weed Out the Wimps

    Sea cliff cave at Koko Head

    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…

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