• Keokea to Kahului – May 17 & 18
  • May 15, Thursday – One to two people from each crew need to fly up to grab canoes from YB and trailer to Keokea, unload canoes, the return the trailers.  .
    • Oahu people arrive to Kona by 737am
    • Kauai and Maui people arrive by 936 am and will need to hustle to YB!
    • We will have two pickups to go to YB, we need to be in and out of YB by 11:00 am
  • May 16, Friday – the rest of the crew members will fly in the morning to rig canoes and the ladder.
    • There will be a bus to pick up everyone at Kona Airport.  The shuttle will leave at 945/10 am.
    • The Bus/shuttle will stop at a grocery store one the way to Keokea.
  • May 17, Saturday race starts when the escorts get up to Keokea, approximately 11am.
    • 0700 – We will have to load personal gear bags in a truck to take to Kawaihae to load onto the escort boats.
  • Accommodations:
    • Camping – We will be camping in a vacant lot near Keokea.  There will be running water for shower and porta-potties.
      • Try and pack light so that we don’t have a ton of gear to load/unload onto the escort boats.
    • In Hana, we will be staying at James Pu’s property, camping again.
  • Food:
    • We will be providing dinner on Friday night at Keokea and also breakfast in the morning before the race on Saturday.
    • When we get into Hana dinner will be provided at James’s house along with breakfast Sunday morning before the race.
    • We will also provide some light snacks and some drinks in Kahului at the end of the Sunday race.
  • Logistics:
    • For Thursday we will be getting around in trucks and a van.
    • We’ll have a bus at Kona Airport on Friday morning and it will depart at 945-10 am. The bus will stop at a grocery store on the way to Keokea.
    • Tom Boomer will meet us at the Pier in Hana to unload the gear from the escort boats and take us to James’s.
    • On Sunday morning, Boomer will also collect all the gear in the morning to take to Kahului finish.
  • Additional Items:
    • 8 canoes will be there for Keokea, Tui Tonga will meet us in Hana.
    • There will be 3 escort boats and one on standby in Hana for Alenuihaha Channel.
    • There will be 3 escort boats for Hana to Kahului leg.
  • Entry fee will be $1100 per canoe, which needs to be paid this weekend, preferably by check, pay to HSCA.
  • Be sure to have all safety items!
  • All crew needs to sign an ACA waiver and confirm on their email.
  • We will need to store our canoes neatly on Cafe o’ Lei’s private lawn. Maui crew will need to move the canoes once a week while they are there to prevent lawn damage.

Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns or items to discuss!  Looking forward to kicking off the season from Hawaii Island!

Mahalo nui loa to all that are helping us plan and put on this event!

HSCA Board

Ikaika, Katie, Ray, and Kiri