HUI WA'A CHAMPIONSHIPS, KE'EHI LAGOON, JULY 23, 2005

13 Boys Crew paddle out for the start of their quarter-mile race.  The Boys placed 3rd and qualified for the State Championships on August 6th.

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Mixed B's warm up for their race.

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Mixed B's pull away from Kaneohe and the rest of the field.

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Mixed B's are all alone crossing the finish line with a quarter mile time of 1:55:97

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The joy of victory...Right on Mixed B's!!

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Smiles all around for Merly, Kimberly, Dash, Anthony, Bobby & Ronnie

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Mamalahoe Kanawai "Paddler of the Millennium", Ted "Flash" Kunishige greets the Mixed B's on their Hui Wa'a Championship win.

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KA MAMALAHOE'S MIXED B 2005 HUI WA'A CHAMPIONS

FRONT: Kimberly Lee, Merly Vergonio, Ronelle Simmons

BACK:  Guy Dashnea, Anthony Florentine, Robert Brown

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Novice A Men go through their pre-race preparations.

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Can we just stay in the shade, instead of race?

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They're off!!  The start of the Novice A mens 1-mile  race.

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Down the back stretch they come!  Novice A men battle it out with Koa Kai and Kaneohe.

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Novice A Men; Roger, Justin, Jake, Frank, Jimmy, Mark.   The A men qualified for states but  will compete in the Junior Men Division at the State Championships in Maui.