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KCC Canoe Types and Meaning
KOA CANOES |
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| Kalanakila | Victorious |
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| Lanakila Mau O Ka Lōkahi |
The unity of Kailua’s two koa canoes | |
KAILUA’S FIBERGLASS CANOES |
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| `Alika (Mirage) | Alex (named after Dayton Carter’s father) | |
| Ka’ehukai (Mirage) | The spray off the top of the wave when the wind hits it | |
| Kīkaha (Bradley) | To soar, glide, poise; to turn aside, to maneuver | |
| Palahia (Bradley) | To glide | |
| Ha’aheo (Force 5) | Pride | |
| Lopaka( Haw’n Class Racer) | Robert (named after Bob Cates) | |
| `Uhane O Kailua (Haw’n Class Racer) | Spirit of Kailua | |
| Kawailoa (Haw’n Class Racer) | Stream of Water (named after the area of Kailua Canoe Club practice site) | |
| Moku Ka Pawa (Class Racer) |
First light of dawn over the Kaiwi Channel | |
| Manu Kai (Class Racer) |
Seabird always returning to land | |
| Po’okela (Late Malia) |
Superior, Best, Champion | |
| Mālama I lani (Early Malia) |
Mr. George K. Malama in heaven | |
| Mālama `Elua (Early Malia) | Malama the 2nd | |
| Ko’o Keoki (Early Malia) | Ko’o – pole, Kahili, spirit of the canoe sail, a pole used in pushing a canoe |
These definitions are correct to the best of knowledge. Any discrepancies were unintentional.
About Kailua Canoe Club
In 1971, KCC was the vision of two coaches and about 50 paddlers who had been paddling with the Kailua Hawaiian Civil Club (KHCC). Those two paddlers were Jimmy Marciel and Cliff Ornellas. This tight-knit group of paddlers purchased the koa canoe "Kalanakila" (Victorious) from KHCC, bought a canoe trailer and a fiberglass training canoe affectionately called the "water wiggle". Cliff and Jimmy researched and adopted the petroglyph paddleman (our club logo), chose blue and gold as our club colors and Kailua Canoe Club was founded. (read more)
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