Kawaihae women win at their own race

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The Kawaihae Canoe Club Long Distance Race held Saturday at Kawaihae Harbor.

The Kawaihae Canoe Club Long Distance Race held Saturday at Kawaihae Harbor.

The race was nine miles from Kawaihae Harbor north to Red Hill and return.

There were 77 crews racing in the two races. Following are results:

Women’s open: Kawaiahe open crew (Mahealani Gambill, Noelani Spencer, Tiffany Hatanaka, Makalapua Tavares, Lora Schroder Sakai, Leilani Olson), first place overall.

Men’s open: Keauhou open crew (Waiku Koanui, Shannon Galieto, Kua Nolan, Koa Spoon, Jerico Miyahira-Young, Kaeo Peterson), first place overall

16-17 place: Kai Opua men’s open and men’s 50 crews battle for 16th and 17th place overall in men’s and mixed race.