Product Overview. The Puakea Unlimited, or the Malolo OC6, is a slightly modified design of the Makika, the outrigger canoe that was built specifically for the 2013 Olamau Race in Kona. This OC6 is built from Outrigger Zone’s unique one-piece construction to create a very light yet strong hull.

Paddle out from the Maui beaches for a guided, 3.5-hour, small-group kayak and snorkeling adventure. Travel the calm, clear waters along the beautiful Olowalu coastline and enjoy spectacular views of the majestic West Maui Mountains.

Outrigger canoes can be for one, two, three, four, or six people, respectively called OC1, OC2 and so on for however many seats the canoe has. Many canoe clubs use Hawaiian words to describe various parts of the canoe.

Length: 44 ft. 1 in. Waterline Length: 39 ft. 6 in.

In Ancient Hawaii, canoes were carved from the trunks of very old koa trees. These canoes, although rare, are still very much in use today.

Some kinds of Hawaiian Canoes: wa‘a: generic term for canoe. heihei: a race of any kind including a canoe race. ‘au wa‘a: a fleet of canoes. ‘auwa‘a ‘a ho‘`apipi: two canoes hastily joined to form or to use as a double canoe. wa‘a kaulua: another term for double canoe. kaukahi: a single canoe with an outrigger.

The purpose of the Outrigger canoe is to improve the vessels stability and to power it . There are both ancient and modern versions of the outrigger canoe. Today, they are mainly used by Hawaiians for sport and have been racing since around the 1700s.

Mālia is a Hawaiian-style wooden racing canoe crafted by James Takeo Yamasaki. The canoe was hewn out of blonde koa wood in Kailua -Kona, Hawaii, in 1933. Its wooden hull provided the founding model for all subsequent outrigger canoeing hulls, including those later molded from fiberglass.