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More than 150 join in Race For Fitness

MEDIA RELEASE More than 150 people took to the pristine waters of the Kohala Coast on Saturday, Sept. 29, for the second annual Hulakai Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Race For Fitness that saw Stand Up and Outrigger Canoe paddlers race 7.2 miles from Kiholo Bay to the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows. The race […]

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Island’s biggest stand up paddle fitness race (Sept. 29)

MEDIA RELEASE WHAT: The second annual Hulakai Stand Up Paddle Race To Fitness WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 29. Participant briefing at 7:30 a.m. Race at 10 a.m. WHERE: Kohala Coast. Meet at Hulakai store at The Shops at Mauna Lani. 68-1300 Mauna Lani Drive. Race finish at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows. Complimentary parking. […]

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Mauna Lani Bay, Hulakai present SUP Race for Fitness (Sept. 24)

Mauna Lani Bay, Hulakai present SUP Race for Fitness (Sept. 24)

MEDIA RELEASE The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, teaming up with local standup paddle board and ocean sports company Hulakai, presents the first-ever Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Race For Fitness on Saturday, Sept. 24. The race, which will be part of an ongoing paddling series, is set to become one of Hawaii’s biggest SUP […]

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Kalmbach to race against 1,000 other paddlers Sept. 24 in the fourth annual Battle of the Paddle in Dana Point, Calif.

Kona’s Kalmbach voted top 2011 standup paddler

Kalmbach to race against 1,000 other paddlers Sept. 24 in the fourth annual Battle of the Paddle in Dana Point, Calif.

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Mauna Lani Bay teams up with stand up champ Kalmbach

Mauna Lani Bay teams up with stand up champ Kalmbach

MEDIA RELEASE The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows has announced a partnership with one of the world’s top female stand up paddling champions, Jenny Kalmbach. Kalmbach, a Kona local, who is also establishing a name for herself in the stand up paddling community for her environmental endeavors, claims an impressive list of career victories […]

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Inaugural SUP Race for Fitness (Sept. 24)

Inaugural SUP Race for Fitness (Sept. 24)

MEDIA RELEASE The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows is teaming up with local stand up paddle board and ocean sports company, Hulakai, to present the first-ever Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Race For Fitness on Saturday, Sept. 24 on the Kohala Coast. The race, which will be part of an ongoing paddling series, is set […]

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Kona resident has two of the five fastest women's standup paddleboard times ever

Kalmbach set to tackle Molokai-2-Oahu again (July 31)

Kona resident has two of the five fastest women’s standup paddleboard times ever

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Second place for Kalmbach at Battle of the Paddle

Second place for Kalmbach at Battle of the Paddle

Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Jenny Kalmbach earned a second place finish in the Battle of the Paddle women’s division Saturday on Oahu. In the Elite Women’s division, Kalmbach’s time of 1:35:55 was just a minute behind champion Candice Appleby of Honolulu. In Sunday’s Hawaii Kai downwind distance race, Kona’s standout stand-up paddler won […]

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Hula Kai adds standup paddle board option

Hula Kai adds standup paddle board option

MEDIA RELEASE Fair Wind Big Island Ocean Guides’ Hula Kai remains Hawaii Island’s newest snorkel and diving vessel. Now guests aboard the sleek Hydrofoil, known for its faster speeds and smooth ride, may add Standup Paddle Boarding, or “SUP,” to their ocean adventure. “The Hula Kai already offers the ultimate in snorkel and dive adventures,” […]

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These are the observations and input we have received since the public meeting and first working group meeting. Pay particular attention to our observations of our unique and limited Hilo surf breaks, and the need for SUP specific guidelines to achieve a safe and balanced use of our precious wave resources by a wide range of water users who range from all ages and backgrounds.

Big Island Safe Surfing Alliance releases draft SUP guidelines

These are the observations and input we have received since the public meeting and first working group meeting. Pay particular attention to our observations of our unique and limited Hilo surf breaks, and the need for SUP specific guidelines to achieve a safe and balanced use of our precious wave resources by a wide range […]

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Surfers and stand-up paddleboard (SUP) users meet to discuss the escalation of tension of having too many people trying to catch waves in the limited surf spots on the Big Island.

Surfers and SUP users confront the issues of coexistence

Surfers and stand-up paddleboard (SUP) users meet to discuss the escalation of tension of having too many people trying to catch waves in the limited surf spots on the Big Island.

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