HILO — Close to sunset, while the last race of the Hawaii Canoe Racing Association championship at Hilo Bay was being run Saturday, Hawaiian Canoe Club keiki coach Paul Luuwai already knew that his club had sewn up a state title.
”It’s euphoria right now,” Luuwai said of winning the AAAA Division championship, for the largest clubs, with 355 points — 60 more than runner-up Kai Opua. ”It feels so good to have accomplished this. The years of dedication, the months of planning and organizing and planning some more, the anticipation of it all. It’s so great to be able to bring this back to Maui, especially after such a bittersweet loss last year.”
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