Kai Opua hosts King Kamehameha Day Race
Kai Opua Canoe Club's plans for a regatta on Saturday became complicated following an issue at another West-side regatta two weeks ago. The Hawaii ...
Kai Opua Canoe Club's plans for a regatta on Saturday became complicated following an issue at another West-side regatta two weeks ago. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources halted Keauhou's Founder Regatta on May 20 in Kailua Bay due to damage to coral reefs caused by course markers. As the investigation continues, it is not possible to set up new course markers in the bay. This presented a problem for Kai Opua, which had slated a regatta for King Kamehameha Day. Within just 10 days, the club had to rearrange its event as a long distance race instead of a regatta.