Aloha!

Welcome to the Hawai'i Island Paddlesports Association Website! Please check the schedule for updates, announcements or recent changes and additions.

Next up

Stan Cann Season Opener - Saturday January 10, 2009 - Hilo Bayfront

PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE; Kama`ili Nursery Pohoiki Challenge cancelled due to contruction at the Pohoiki Boat Ramp - this race will return in 2010.

Need to see the 2009 Schedule visually,
check out the H.I.P.A. Google calendar

Online Registration is now closed
All other registrations will take place at the race site on the day of each race

For Current or Past Season Race Results, follow the Results link in the upper left.

If you see a mistake - e-mail hipa@hawaiipaddling.com

HIPA Halau canoe storage Grid (Adobe Acrobat) updated 8/21/08

New H.I.P.A. Partner

Click to go to their website

If you need and Artist for just about anything, Mele McPherson did H.I.P.A.'s logos. -you can find her here

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Announcements

Hawaii Island Paddlesports Association received this National award from the American Canoe Association

The ACA Stroke of Achievement Award: presented to one ACA Affiliated Club each year for superior performance and program development.

Mahalo to all of our volunteers that made this possible.

Pay for your Halau storage space online now !!

Credit - Debit - Check

Curious about how it all began? This article was written for Kanu Culture in 2001

"A New Assocation is Born"

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A Hui Hou

Mahalo - Randy hipa@kaikahoe.org

Hawai`i Island Paddlesports Association (H.I.P.A.) is the solo and duo Paddlesports Association for the Island of Hawai`i. This includes solo and duo outrigger canoes (OC-1 / OC-2), Solo and Duo Surfski/Kayaks and paddleboards. Our season runs January thru May with 10 regular season races and a championship race as well as various off-season and pre-season events.

2008 will be our 10th season after breaking off from Kanaka I Kai Ka (the O`ahu association). We have over 200 active members from all adult age groups and a growing youth program. H.I.P.A. in partnership with the State Department of Land and Natural Resources completed a first-of-its-kind dedicated OC-1 storage facility at Honokohau harbor along with a Halau where we can have post-race lunches and from where we run some of our West-Hawai`i events.

For more information on H.I.P.A. OC-1 Storage facility and Halau at Honokohau Harbor in Kona call Sue LaLanne at Polynesian Paddling Products 329-3100

Sue LaLanne

Any comments and suggestions can be e-mailed to hipa@kaikahoe.org or leave a message!!

H.I.P.A. information and Race line: 969-6695.

Mahalo, See you on the water! Randy Botti President, Hawaii Island Paddlesports Assn.