Hanalei Canoe Club

Welcome

This is the new Hanalei Canoe Club site. We hope this will become our paddlers one stop location for finding information about the club and the various activities in which it is involved.

This site will also eventually provide a storefront allowing both club members and the general public to purchase our clothing.

Dedicated pages are also provided for the various fundraisers that the club engages in during the year.

To keep up with various announcements and other information of a more timely nature concerning the club and its members, please follow the blog on this site. This blog will be updated regularly with pertinent information, and club news of interest to members. All club announcements will now be made through the blog, so we will no longer be sending out large email notifications. So if you only check one part of the site make sure it is the blog!

This information is also available through an RSS feed link provided on the blog page of the site, please subscribe to this feed if you would like to receive timely notification when a new blog entry is posted.

Directions to the clubhouse can be found here.

Mission Statement

Purpose
To provide our community, young and old alike, with the opportunity to perpetuate the culture and art of Hawaiian canoe paddling.

Good Sportsmanship
We desire to create a positive environment based on mutual respect, rather than a win at all costs attitude. Our goal is to instill good sportsmanship in every facet of our club.

Open Registration
Our club is open to everyone from 8 years old and up.

Interest, enthusiasm and willingness to participate are the only criteria.

Positive Coaching
Through the use of positive encouragement and training, we strive to give everyone the opportunity to be the best that they desire to be.

Unity
Move our club forward as one, encompassing our Youth, Adult, and recreational programs.

Aloha!

photo: Jay Armstrong

The Hanalei Canoe Club paddling season runs from February through October, starting with long distance racing. The regatta or sprint races begin in May, and culminate with the HCRA State Championship Race in August. The long distance season continues with the Na Pali Challenge here on Kauai, Queen Lili‘uokalani Race on the Big Island at Kona, and the biggest challenge of the season, the 41.8 miles race from Moloka‘i to O‘ahu. It's truly an experience to remember.

Our club consists of three divisions; the Youth Division is made up of girls and boys 10-18 years of age, the Adult Division is made up of women and men 19 year of age and up, and the 306's Division is made up of women and men who prefer to paddle recreationally year around.

Each year we sponsor the Tai Hook regatta at Hanalei Bay. Our three major fundraisers to help defray operating costs that include annual insurance dues and the upkeep of our facility and equipment, are the Haena to Hanalei 8-Mile Run/Walk in June, the Hanalei-Tahiti Fete in July, and the Luau at the end of July.

Being a member of Hanalei Civic Canoe Club is a wonderful, unique experience. You have the opportunity to make friends, learn to work as a team, and strengthen you mind and bodies. Hopefully we take all that we learn with us and apply in our every day lives. We are truly blessed to be able to paddle our canoes in a place as beautiful as Hanalei Bay!!!