Unless stated otherwise, all groups should be assembled at the start point by 0900, and launched
by 0915 at the latest. Depending on the length of the ride, car poolers should have their boats set up and ready to leave the launch area a half-hour to a full hour before the launch time - call the Trip Leader to find out.
See bottom of calendar 
for explanation of tides and map references. Click on rating icon for explanation & details.
| Date/ Rating |
Event | Tides |
Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | |||
| Sun 1 | Kawainui Canal Cleanup - Club kokua project to get some of the floating debris out of the flood-control channel next to the Kawainui Marsh levee. Meet at the Kawainui Community Park at the south end of Kaha Street in Kailua at 9:00 AM. Bring gloves, reefwalkers and sunscreen, maybe a change of clothes for later. We'll be working in the mangroves along both sides of the drainage canal, as well as he middle, for about a half-mile. [27/D1]  |
Rusty Lillico 286-6514 lillico(at)hawaii.rr.com |
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| Mon 2 |
(Labor Day) Roughwater Swim - Volunteers in kayaks needed for swimmers' escorts. Contact Paul in advance with your T-shirt size, and meet at the Hilton Lagoon parking lot (Old Heliport) at 8:00 AM. | Paul Tibbetts 734-5518 tibbetts(at)hawaii.rr.com / Kevin Ching 947-4526 mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com |
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| Tues 3 | Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting - Passamaneck Residence, Kahala (Call for directions) - 7:00pm | Exalted Chairperson: Terry Shimabukuro 672-8377 gobows58(at)gmail.com |
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Sun 8 |
Masters' Windbag Regatta - 'China Walls' (Pahipahi'ālua) to Runway Beach, at the west end of Dillingham Airfield. This will be an advanced paddle open only to highly qualified and experienced paddlers, sailors, and kiters - all standard safety gear must be carried, including VHF radios. You must prequalify with Steve. Carpool at 8:30, launch at 9:30. 15 mi. [56/D1] |
Kevin Ching 947-4526 mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com |
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| Sun 15 |
Turtletown Tour - Kahalu'u canoe hale to the patch reef (If wind is down, may be deemed an E-Z Glider) |
Rusty Lillico 286-6514 lillico(at)hawaii.rr.com |
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| Tues 17 | Meeting - Location: Wellspring Covenant Church, 99-900 Iwa'ena St., Halawa Park (Map available here  ), 7:00 PM - Presentation: Charles Litnan will talk to us about the Hawaiian Monk Seal and the attempts to protect them. |
Da Prez:
Kevin Ching 947-4526 mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com |
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| Sun 22 |
Super Kahuna | Matt Isono 735-3624 evil_vegita(at)hawaiiantel.net & John Enomoto 737-9514 john(at)gobananaskayaks.com |
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| October | |||
| Sat 5 & Sun 6 |
Kane'ohe Bay Papio Fishing Tournament | Steve Harris 226-2006 sharris(at)lava.net |
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Sun 13 |
Open | ||
| Tues 15 | Meeting - Location: Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave, Honolulu , 7:00 PM - Presentation: |
Da Prez: Kevin Ching 947-4526 mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com |
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| Sun 20 |
Open | ||
Sun 27 |
Mokulua Rendezvous |
Steve Harris 226-2006 sharris(at)lava.net |
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| November | |||
| Sun 3 | Yearly Paddle Schedule Planning Meeting - location: Chez Passamaneck, Kahala, 12:00 PM - bring stuff for a potluck lunch to precede the meeting, which starts at 1:00! | Terry Shimabukuro 672-8377 gobows58(at)gmail.com |
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| Tues 5 | Steerage Board (Planning) Meeting - Passamaneck Residence, Kahala (Call for directions) - 6:30 to 8:30pm | ||
| Sun 11 | Clean the Stream - Kahana Stream brush clearing party: bring kayaks plus saws, shears, machetes, first-aid kits, etc to the Kahana Valley Beach Park mauka parking lot at 10:00 AM. Call George in advance to tell him you're coming - at least six boats are needed to make this work [46/F1] |
George Shoemaker 237-8992 geo_shoe(at)email.msn.com |
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Sun 17 |
Up the Creek - Kahana Stream, from start to finish, with a hike at the top. Contingent upon the successful clearing of the stream the previous week (see 11/20, above); check with George. If it’s a go, meet at 9:30 AM in the first makai parking lot north of the Kahana Stream Bridge. [46/F1] 2 mi. RT, not counting the hike |
George Shoemaker 237-8992 geo_shoe(at)email.msn.com |
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| Tues 19 |
Meeting - Location: Wellspring Covenant Church, 99-900 Iwa'ena St., Halawa Park (Map available here ), 7:00 PM - Presentation: TBA - Also: Election of Officers for 2013 |
Da Prez: TBA | |
| Sat 23 - Sun 24 | Last Ditch Fish Twitch - Last chance at the Progressive Fishing Tournament trophy. For 2 days, anywhere you choose to fish, on any coast on any island, counts as an official paddle! Honor system rules - call or email Norm with your tally at the end of the day. |
Norm Chun 247-7610 bluec239(at)msn.com |
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| December | |||
| Sun 2 |
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Kevin Ching 947-4526 mokuluanui(at)yahoo.com |
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| Sun 15 | Double Roughwater Swim - paddlers needed to escort swimmers during 10Km offshore race in Waikiki | ||
Tues 17 |
Annual Club Christmas/Hannukah/Solstice/Winter Break Party, 5:30 PM to 9:00 - Location: | ||
| Sun 22 | Open | ||
| Sun 29 | Open | ||
Tides:
When tides differ by 2 feet or more, care should be taken while paddling in river mouths and near bay openings (such as Hawaii Kai and Pearl Harbor). Tide chart graphics are for Honolulu Harbor, and are not adjusted - windward-coast tides are approx. 1-1/2 to 2 hrs earlier than Honolulu. If you hover your mouse over the tide graphic, you MIGHT see the times adjusted, to the best of my ability, for the area of the launch (particularly for fishing or other Special Events). White bars on the charts indicate the times that the moon is visible for the Islands. Chart is courtesy Hawaiian Fishing News.
Jellyfish Watches: for some reason beyond the human ken, local box jellyfish have been noted to swarm on the 9th to 11th days after each full moon.
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indicates that an aerial photo of the area is available. Hover to see file size - some can be rather large. A blue globe 
will open a view in a Google Earth window, if you have it installed on your computer (you should definitely have it - it's way cool, and it's free). A down-pointing arrow is a jump-link to a different place on the same page; an out-of-the-box arrow will take you to another page on this site; the same icon with a black border will take you off-site.
Paddle ratings are for average weather and ocean conditions, and are often unscientifically assigned and arbitrary. It is up to each individual to assess the conditions prior to the time of launch in the light of their own experience and ability, and decide whether to go or not. If you decide to go, you must sign the trip roster and read the waiver. No signee, no kayakee. In the event of a Small Craft Advisory (SCA) or higher wind warning*, the Club-sponsored paddle is officially cancelled. Trip leaders should download a copy of the release/waiver by clicking here for a PDF file you can print.
*As broadcast by Radio WBA on UHF weather channels 1 or 2, or announced the night before on commercial television.
"Steerage Board" meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every second month, except where otherwise noted, at the location given in the schedule. These meetings are for the Officers and Advisory Board members to discuss business and decide future activities for the Club, and they are open to any Club member in good standing who has a Club-related issue to be dealt with outside the forum of the General Meetings. Talk to any Club Officer for details, an agenda, or location directions.
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Coconut Island: details will be announced, but usually the launch is from He'eia Kea Pier at 8:30 AM to reach the target beach by 9:15. A tour of the HIMB facilities, shark tanks, fish ponds, etc. ensues, ending with a BYO lunch at 'Maile Point", some snorkeling, and a leisurely downwind paddle home. There will be a $7 per-person 'donation' to the HIMB docent program. 3.5 mi' R.T. [37/E2]