Welcome to Hawaiian Skies, the in-flight video magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. In our latest edition, we satisfy your thirst for music...visit a valley from another time...meet Samoan royalty...and discover a paddler's paradise.
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The wide and beautiful ocean beckons here in Hawai‘i. And many answer the call by participating in a sport with deep ties to the history of the Islands: outrigger canoe paddling. So what better place could there be to hold the World Championships of Outrigger Canoe Paddling? We visited the 2012 Championships, comprising of two races: one for women and the other for men.
The beauty of Hawai‘i is definitely not limited to the surface. The underwater world has a life and elemental attraction of its own. And few people know that world better than Kimi Werner, Hawaii’s top female free diver.
Did you know the Big Apple has gone Hawaiian? One of Hawaii’s most popular sports – outrigger canoe paddling – made it there recently for the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. Crews from the Islands and around the world converged on New York for the event, making the most of the big city and the venue.
Hawai‘i loves to paddle – so much so that there’s a popular two-day festival on Maui’s North Shore devoted to the sport.
World Champion longboard surfer Duane Desoto has a lifelong passion for the ocean, and he has channeled that passion – along with the dedicated efforts of his family, an extensive network of like-minded friends and fellow watermen – into a unique non-profit organization.
Billed as the Ultimate Unlimited Outrigger Canoe Race in Hawai‘i, the Olamau Race is contested over over 90 miles of open ocean, from Maui to O‘ahu, for three grueling days. At the last running, teams were chasing not only the glory of victory, but also the largest prize purse in the history of outrigger canoe racing.
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When it comes to outrigger paddling, one race towers above all others: the Moloka‘i Hoe. This ultimate test of strength and stamina starts on the Island of Moloka‘i and is contested over many miles of open ocean before ending at Waikiki Beach on O‘ahu.
With great weather year-round encouraging an active lifestyle, Hawai‘i is the perfect place for sports of nearly all kinds. Many athletes here are attracted to the waves, of course, but there are other ways to challenge yourself.
The unofficial home of windsurfing is Maui’s Ho‘okipa Beach, where devotees of the sport flock to take advantage of the bracing winds and sharpen their skills. Once a year, many of the best windsurfers on the planet come to Ho‘okipa Beach for the Maui Makani Classic.
Surfing is a way of life in Hawai‘i, so much so that people are constantly nudging the sport in new directions as they try to find the best and biggest ways to ride the waves. Witness canoe surfing, which combines the big-wave-riding thrills of surfing with the teamwork of canoe paddling. The result is certainly something to behold.
