LAHAINA – There will be a new kid on the block – a 62-foot, double-hulled canoe that, like a baby in gestation, will make its debut in about nine months.
Tha Lahaina-based group Hui O Wa’a Kaulua is putting the finishing touches on the Mo’okiha O Pi’ilani, recognized as Maui’s first and only transoceanic voyaging canoe. The vessel got a last coat of paint Tuesday at its 525 Front St. dry dock and is set to receive its final trimmings: decks, upright rails and rigging, according to Capt. Tim Gilliom, of the famed voyaging canoe Hokule’a
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When a national champion is crowned in the last seconds of surfing contest you’re witnessing a breathtaking moment.
It happened in Asia. The 2010 Indonesia Pro Surfing Tour reached its climax in the Rip Curl Surf and Music Festival, held at Kuta Beach’s famous “Halfways”.
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