Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 10, 1 October 2010 — OHA GRANT SUPPORTS NĀWĀHINE O KE KAI [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
OHA GRANT SUPPORTS NĀWĀHINE O KE KAI
Members of Team Bradley celebrate after their record-tying sixth consecutive win in the 32nd annual Nā Wahine 0 Ke Kai on Sept. 26. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided a $1 0,000 'Ahahui Event Grant for the event, whieh attracted a field of 85 crews from Hawai'i to New Zealand. Team Bradley tied the consecutive win record of 0ffshore Canoe Club of California, but the women from Hawai'i still hold the record for fastest time - having finished the 41-mile outrigger eanoe race from Moloka'i to O'ahu in 5 hours, 22 minutes and 5 seconds, in 2008. - Photo: Kaimo Muhlestein