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The race is on! HOWEVER; Windward Oahu is BOMBING high winds and high surf. Mokulua islands are virtually impenetrable, Castle point is blasting and Waimanalo is one big white blanket. As of 6:00 PM. tonight, Saturday March 24th, if the weather stays like it is tonight, the course will be two legs: 1. Makapuu to Hawaii Kai and 2. Hawaii Kai to Magic Island. Makapuu is also pretty big, so for the cruiser division we'll run one leg from Hawaii Kai to Magic Island but we'll combine times of your partner(s) and determine the winners. Race will start later than previously posted due to the weather. Registration still open at 6:30 am and further decisions will be made in the morning. Pass the word.

2012 Hinano-Kialoa Coastal Relay
*First 130 paddlers to register get a free Hinano designed event T shirt. See www.kanakaikaika.com to see T shirt design.
*Registration is at Muddy Water's Coffee Shop in Aikahi Shopping Center from 6:30 a.m. Registration fee is $27.00 per paddler. Down load the registration form at www.kanakaikaika.com

*Long Course for Surfskis, OC-1, OC-2 The course has four legs. There will be cut off times at every leg.
*Cruiser division. OC-1, 4 legs, 4 people – 1 each leg. Also for the OC-2: 8 people, one leg each person.
*Short Course - 10:00 start time - 2 legs. Starting from Makai Pier to Magic Island (conditions pending)
SUP, OC-1, OC-2, Surfskis

Divisions See www.kanakaikaika.com for start times as early as 8:00 a.m. for women

OC-1 & SS-1 OC-2 & SS-2 PADDLEBOARDS
Men: Open Men: 40+ Mix: Open
Men: 50+ Women: Open
Women: Open
Women: 40+
Women: 50+
CUT OFF TIMES FOR THE LEGS:

Sandbags 10:15am
Makai Pier 11:45pm
Hawaii Kai 1:00pm
Your division is based on the youngest paddler on your relay team.

Registration will start at 6:30am. Get there and get registered early.

Everyone has to check in at the 2, 3 and 4 locations. There will be a beach director there to get your time and boat number.

Start in the canal then around Bird Island, to the buoy or thru the Mokes (depending on the weather) to Sand Bags at the end of Lanikai Beach

Leg 1: To Lanikai Beach- 5.5 miles
Leg 2: Sand Bags out around the Mokes to Makai Pier - 6.50 miles
Leg 3: Maikai Pier to Hawaii Kai - 9.50 miles (Start of the Short Course)
Leg 4: Hawaii Kai to Magic Island - 10.5 miles

The map below are numbered with the following locations:

1. Start - The start will be in the canal for long course and go out around Bird Island and then to Sandbags. It will be a seeded start with everyone in the water.
2. Sand Bags in Lanikai. There will be a buoy on the Kaneohe side of the Mokes for paddlers to turn on and head into Sandbags. Depending on the weather, you will go back out thru or around the mokes and head for Makai Pier.
3. Makai Pier. Coming in and out of this leg you must go around the jetty. Change is on the Makupu'u side of the pier.
4. Hawaii Kai Bath House. There is a cut off time. If you come after the cut off time you will be pulled out of the race.
5. Finish is at Magic Island.

Awards will be held at 2:00 at Magic Island at the first picnc area at the back of the parking lot next to the Ala Wai. See map

Food and awards will start at 2:00 pm