1986 Kaoloa Blessing 7-12-1986
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The Kaoloa was the fifth koa racing canoe owned by Outrigger Canoe Club. The first was the Hanakeoki donated to the Club in 1908 and sold to Makaha Canoe Club in 1972. Next came the Leilani and Kakina in 1936. They are still being raced by the Club. That was followed by the Paoa in 1969. The Paoa was sold to the Ewa Beach Canoe Club in 1983.
Kaoloa Blessing
Auntie Eva Pomroy prepared a special blessing for the canoe in which she asked the "Heavenly Father for his blessings to each and all of us who are here for this canoe blessing."
"E kou makou makua aloha,
"E hoomaikai nei makou ke ia waa,
"E hoomaikai mai e na poe,
"E akoahoa mai e ke ia Waa,
"Me kealoha pumehana pauole,
Amene"Kaoloa Blessing
Walter Guild said, "This canoe truly belongs to all of us. Our Club paddlers won the log from which the canoe was made by scoring the most points during the OHCRA regatta season in 1983. Member Joe Quigg was commissioned in March 1982 to design a new koa canoe. The Board gave Quigg the go-ahead to build the canoe in January 1985. This canoe truly belongs to us. As we race in the Kaoloa tomorrow and in the years to come, remember this moment. The Club may not have another new koa canoe in your lifetime."