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A Maui club gives thanks for the gift of a koa log by paddling between all the main Hawaiian Islands

A koa tree fell in a Big Island forest — and a Maui canoe club heard it.

Na Kai ‘Ewalu Canoe Club had been without a koa canoe since its prized canoe, Kealaikahiki, was destroyed by a vandal’s fire 13 years ago.

The club tried for years to locate a suitable log on Maui. But a 100-year-old koa tree, straight and strong for the 45 feet needed to make a six-seat canoe, is not easy to find.

In May, as some members of the club tell it …  Details

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