Hua Iki Paddling Club

Kaimana Beach Park to Keehi Lagoon - Waikiki Views! 7.6 Miles -
Aloha Paddlers, This is a paddle in the heart of Honolulu and will go from Kaimana Beach park to Keehi Lagoon, which is just over 7.5 miles, and may all be down-wind........ if we have our normal Trade wind conditions.

We’ll get some great views of Waikiki against the backdrop of the Koolau Mountains, some good surf spots along the way and we’ll check out the many islets that populate Keehi Lagoon as we paddle through it to Keehi Lagoon Beach Park. So, Here’s the plan……Meet at Kaimana Beach park near the Natatorium at 8:00 AM. PLEASE DON'T BE LATE! We’ll offload kayaks and leave at 8:20 to shuttle cars over to Keehi lagoon Park. This should allow us to put in from Kaimana at about 9:15 to 9:30 or so, and finish up at Keehi Lagoon Park at about 12:00 PM. Okay Gang, I hope to see you all on this paddle and hope that you all are getting a head start on your preparations for THANKSGIVING WHICH IS NEXT WEEK!
*==== CHANGED YOUR MIND? ====
Be sure to check the Meetup – Hua Iki web site for any changes and updates and to change your RSVP if you change your mind.
*==== KNOW YOUR LIMITS ====
Know your capabilities, limits, forecast conditions and check your equipment before you go. Sun Screen, hat and plenty of water are a must. Sun glasses, gloves and dry bag are a good idea. Remember to stay in sight of the group and TELL OTHERS IF YOU ARE LEAVING. You alone are responsible for your health and safety. Check conditions at http://www.surfnewsnetwork.com/ or call the National Weather service at 808-973-4380 (#2 to get wind speeds and #3 for surf report). Knowing the latest forecast, you can decide (based upon individual abilities) whether to paddle, or stay home and clean the yard.
*==== NEED TO RENT ====
The club does not own, rent, pick up or deliver kayaks to events. Check club site for possible ride and kayak sharing arrangements. If you need to rent a kayak, Call Bob first, and then check with Kailua Beach Adventures(KBA) and Go Bananas cause they both give our Meetup members a great discount off regular rental rates! MENTION YOU ARE JOINING THE CLUB TRIP. They also have car top pads, straps, dry bags, etc. Call KBA at 808-262-6555 and Go Bananas store on Kapahulu Ave. 808-737-9514 . You can also pick up your kayak the day before, after 3 pm so you can drive straight to the put-in the next day; but call ahead just to let them know you want the boat and they’ll be happy to accommodate your request.
*==== CONTACT ====
If Bob is leading, and you need info call his cell 808-375-1030.

U.H. Makai Pier to Kailua Beach Park - 8.6 miles. -
ALOHA PADDLERS!!!! We’ll be meeting at the U.H. Makai Pier, about 1/4 mile on the Kailua side of Sea Life Park at 8:00 AM. We'll leave to shuttle the cars to Kailua Beach Park at 8:20, and we should be paddling away at 9:15- 9:30 AM. We can plan on finishing up between 1 - 2:30 PM, depending on how much we hang out at the rest stops.
We'll be paddling first to the Mokulua Islands where we’ll take a break, do a bit of exploration, snorkeling in the cove, paddle the cove, do some cliff jumping?? – all if winds & surf are permitting – and then paddle over to Kailua Beach and take out there. Another benefit of this route is that if you’d like to paddle, but don’t want to do the whole 7 or 8 mile route, you can start at Makai Pier and take out at Bellows beach, or start at Bellows Beach and meet us as we paddle by, and take out at Kailua after enjoying the Mokes for a while. So, Here’s the plan: We’ll meet at Makai Pier, 1/4 mile toward Kailua from Sea Life Park at 8:00AM . After offloading boats, we’ll leave to shuttle cars to Kailua Beach Park at 8:20. After driving back to the Pier, we should be paddling away from shore at approx. 9:15 to 9:30 and finishing at Kailua Beach at about 1:00 - 2:30 PM depending on how much time we hang out at the Mokes. One of the nice thing about this route is that we can stay inside the reef in the protected water if the wind or surf is up, or go out side for a bit of surfing, or head out to Rabbit Island. And then turn over toward the Mokes. We’ll make our choice depending on conditions and whichever way we decide to go, it’ll be a fun day on the water so we’ll see ya there!!
*==== CHANGED YOUR MIND? ====
Be sure to check the Meetup – Hua Iki web site for any changes and updates and to change your RSVP if you change your mind.
*==== KNOW YOUR LIMITS ====
Know your capabilities, limits, forecast conditions and check your equipment before you go. Sun Screen, hat and plenty of water are a must. Sun glasses, gloves and dry bag are a good idea. Remember to stay in sight of the group and TELL OTHERS IF YOU ARE LEAVING. You alone are responsible for your health and safety. Check conditions at http://www.surfnewsnetwork.com/ or call the National Weather service at 808-973-4380 (#2 to get wind speeds and #3 for surf report). Knowing the latest forecast, you can decide (based upon individual abilities) whether to paddle, or stay home and clean the yard.
*==== NEED TO RENT ====
The club does not own, rent, pick up or deliver kayaks to events. Check club site for possible ride sharing/equipment and tandems. If you need to rent a kayak, First check with Bob, and then call KAILUA BEACH ADVENTURES(808-262-2555) and GO BANANAS(808-737-9514) -b Gives Meetup members a discount off regular rental rates! MENTION YOU ARE JOINING THE CLUB TRIP. They also have car top pads, straps, and dry bags, etc. You can also pick up your kayak the day before, after 3 pm so you can drive straight to the put-in the next day; let them know and they’ll be happy to accommodate your request.
*==== CONTACT ====
If Bob is leading, call 808-375-1030.

Makapuu to Hawaii Kai. Whales !!?? - 9.5 Miles
Aloha Paddlers, Let's hope for calm winds and sunshine cause there's a good chance we'll see WHALES on this route!!!! Our route on this paddle will take us around the Southeast end of the Island, and is one of the most spectacular trips on our route around Oahu. The area on this route, from Makapuu to Hawaii Kai, is always wonderfully scenic as we get to paddle past the huge Sea-cliffs at Makapuu point where we’ll enjoy spectacular views, cool little coves to explore along the route, a rest stop at either Allan Davis, or Cockroach Cove (where they filmed the beach scene in the movie 'From here to Eternity'), and last but not least the 2nd set of sea-cliffs going around Koko Head. Much of this area people just don’t get to see if they aren’t paddlers cause it’s not accessible from the road, and most paddlers don’t get to see it unless they organize an outing something like ours. This is also a route where we sometimes see plenty of whale activity along the way. It’s a 9 mile paddle so it should be about 3.5 hours of paddling, and if you’re prone to sea-sickness, ya better take something for it on this route. If the wind and surf are down for this trip, it’ll be easy enough for our newer paddlers to start or end their paddle at Sandy beach, which comes fairly close to cutting the course length in half. Ya wouldn’t want to do that though if there is much surf on the South Shore, so if it’s your plan to do that, I suggest you call for the surf report (973-4380 #3) and drive by there and have a look at it before you meet at the put-in point. We always suggest that everyone check the weather forecast on the morning of our paddles and make sure the conditions are within your capabilities. if the weather forecast calls for winds over 15 MPH on this route the ocean off the cliffs of Makapuu and Koko head gets pretty sloppy. So, here’s the plan….
We’ll be meeting at the U.H. Makai Pier about 1/4 mile on the Kailua side of Sea Life Park at 8:00 AM. We'll leave to shuttle the cars to Hawaii Kai at 8:20, and we should be paddling away at 9:15- 9:30 AM. We can plan on finishing up around 1 - 1:30 PM, depending on how much we hang out at the rest stops. OK, gang, this is a really spectacular route, so let’s all pray for light winds and low surf, and I’ll see you there!
*==== CHANGED YOUR MIND? ====
Be sure to check the Meetup – Hua Iki web site for any changes and updates and PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHANGE YOUR RSVP if you change your mind.
==== KNOW YOUR LIMITS ====
Know your capabilities, limits, forecast conditions and check your equipment before you go. Sun Screen, hat and plenty of water are a must. Sun glasses, gloves and dry bag are a good idea. Remember to stay in sight of the group and TELL OTHERS IF YOU ARE LEAVING. You alone are responsible for your health and safety. Check conditions at http://www.surfnewsnetwork.com/ or call the National Weather service at 808-973-4380 (#2 to get wind speeds and #3 for surf report). Knowing the latest forecast, you can decide (based upon individual abilities) whether to paddle, or stay home and clean the yard.
==== NEED TO RENT ====
If you need to rent a kayak, Call Bob first, or you can go to Kailua Beach Adventures, or Go Bananas. They also have car top pads, straps, dry bags, etc. Call the store . You can also pick up your kayak the day before, after 3 pm so you can drive straight to the put-in the next morning; let them know you're going with our club and they’ll be happy to accommodate your request.
Check club site for possible ride and kayak sharing arrangements or if you are looking for a partner.
==== CONTACT ====
Bob is leading, so if you need info, his cell, is 808-375-1030

Kailua to Kaneohe (& Mokomanu Sea Cave!) - 8 miles - We’ll be paddling from Kailua, at Fort Hase Beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, to Heeia Kea Boat Harbor in the middle of Kaneohe Bay
From Fort Hase Beach, we'll go north along coast to sea-cliffs, around Mokapu point (Marine Corps Base Hawaii - MCBH), out to the sea cave at Mokomanu Islands, then into Kaneohe Bay at Pyramid rock, to finish up at the Heeia Kea Marina on the inside of Kaneohe Bay. The route features interesting and scenic geographical features: 400 foot sea cliffs and a huge sea cave that goes back into the Mokomanu islands for about 100 yards that we will paddle into, Wave size permitting. We've gotten as many as 23 kayaks in the cave at once in the past with plenty of room to spare! Look at the pictures of this paddle from previous years on this web site BY CLICKING THE [PAST] TAB and you'll see what it's like!!! On a calm day, this is an area no one forgets! This cave has a cathedral-like domed ceiling, while the water is approx. 50 ft. deep at the entrance of the cave and only 10 ft deep at the back of the cave with very smooth walls inside the cave. The high ceiling, wide open interior with vertical, smooth walls and deep water make this cave safer than most that you can paddle into. If conditions are good, we'll try to get pictures of all kayaks inside the cave, so bring your camera!!!!! Uniquely, the sea cave mouth faces east, so there is great sunlight and visibility while the sun is low in the morning, but once the sun is high, you can see nothing but black after you enter the cave. For that reason we want to get an earlier start on this paddle than we do normally, meeting at the front gate of MCBH at 7:30 AM. Shuttle cars leave at 7:45. On the water by 8:45. At the cave by 10:00 while there is still enough light inside to see everything clearly and get some good pictures. Bring snorkel gear, as there is a lot to see underwater in and around the cave area also. Finish between 12:00 and 1:00 PM. While very scenic, it also can be very bumpy water and frequently about 1/2 of our crew gets SEA SICK, so..... if even if you DON'T have a tendency toward sea-sickness, get some SEA SICKNESS MEDS or bring Pepsid or Tagamet (antacids you can buy at the drug store), as they are very good for nausea relief.

*==== CHANGED YOUR MIND? ====
Be sure to check the Meetup – Hua Iki web site for any changes and updates and remember to change your RSVP if you change your mind and cannot go.

*==== KNOW YOUR LIMITS ====
Know your capabilities, limits, forecast conditions and check your equipment before you go. Sun Screen, hat and plenty of water are a must. Sun glasses, gloves and dry bag are a good idea. Remember to stay in sight of the group and TELL OTHERS IF YOU ARE LEAVING. You alone are responsible for your health and safety. Check conditions at http://www.surfnewsnetwork.com/ or call the National Weather service at 808-973-4380 (#2 to get wind speeds and #3 for surf report). Knowing the latest forecast, you can decide (based upon individual abilities) whether to paddle, or stay home and clean the yard.

*==== NEED TO RENT ====
The club does not own, rent, pick up or deliver kayaks to events. Check club site for possible ride sharing/equipment/sharing and tandems. If you need to rent a kayak, call BOB first, then you can try GO BANANAS (808-737-9514) AND KAILUA BEACH ADVENTURES (808)-262-6555) and they give Meetup members a discount off regular rental rates! MENTION YOU ARE JOINING THE PADDLING CLUB TRIP. They also have car top pads, straps, dry bags, and backrests. You can also pick up your kayak the day before, after 3 pm so you can drive straight to the put-in the next day; let them know and they’ll be happy to accommodate your request.

*= CONTACT =
If Bob is leading, call his cell 808-375-1030.
OK Gang!! Hope to see you there!!
Aloha,
Bob Twogoood
808-375-1030
[email protected]