A champion outrigger canoe team is vowing to defend its title at the Molokaʻi Hoe in October. HNN’s Mahealani Richardson and photojournalist Jon Suyat met the fierce competitors in Tahiti. PAPEʻETĒ ...

The "Vaapiti" double-hulled canoe in the shallow waters off the coast of Moorea. Vaapiti/dpa-tmn Sailing is all about balance. I step over the narrow bow of the bug to take the outstretched hand of ...

Team OPT of French Polynesia paddled into the finish line of Sunday’s Molokai Hoe race at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki. “This is the first time for OPT to get the win, and we had all these young ...

Tahiti’s Shell Va’a has won the Molokai Hoe three straight times and has held the course record since 2011 with a time of 4 hours, 30 minutes and 54 seconds. Record Time: Shell Va‘a holds the event ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s been 14 years but Hawaii teams have returned to Tahiti to compete in the Hawaiki Nui Va’a Championship ...

When the Xw’lemi Outrigger Racing Association (or XORA for short) met for the first time in September 2024, it had six members. By its next practice, that number had doubled. “Posted (it) to social ...