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HONOLULU PEARL CANOE CLUB

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About Us

Board of Directors:

The Board of Directors is made up of dedicated volunteer Honolulu Pearl paddlers who work hard to ensure our fellow Honolulu Pearl paddlers have a fantastic paddling experience! The board meets monthly to discuss various club issues or events.

The board consists of the president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and representative. All members serve a term of two years. Anyone can run for a board position.

Club Goals:

1. To successfully restore the Honaunau to optimal condition while meeting all the requisites outlined by OHCRA.
2. To further promote the sport of outrigger canoe racing within the military and local community.
3. To increase the cultural awareness of our club with regard to the sport of outrigger canoe racing and the connection we have with the water – Malama Ka Kai.
4. To grow more competitive, while continuing to have fun, within our division in both the Regatta and Distance Seasons.
5. To perpetuate the future of our club by continuing to be involved in the Keiki Program and continuing to recruit both novice and experienced paddlers.

Honaunau:

The Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association continues the tradition of Hawaiian Canoe racing by requiring that all clubs in this association race in Koa canoes for its regatta season. Honaunau is Honolulu Pearl’s Koa racing canoe.

Honaunau was built for Honaunau Canoe Club on the island of Hawaii in August 1952. She was made from a Koa log cut from Papa, South Kona. Anthony Maui Cambra commissioned the construction with Antone Grace being one of the carvers. She was blessed in the fall of 1956 as Honaunau.

Honaunau was purchased by Pinky Thompson, who brought her over from the Big Island where she became part of the Hui Nalu Canoe Club. While with Hui Nalu, she made several channel crossings in the prestigious Moloka’i to Oahu race.

Honaunau later came to HPCC via Gary Oakland, founder of HPCC. He purchased her from Hui Nalu and although the cost of this purchase is not known, today it would cost over $100,000 to build a Koa canoe. The manus and gunnels are painted red, white and blue, which are the HPCC colors. Nappy Napoleon and Sonny Bradley, both well known and respected in the paddling community, have paddled in the Honaunau.