Allow koa canoes to be built with planks
Allow koa canoes to be built with planks
The koa canoe symbolizes to the people of Hawaii the gathering of many into one. It embodies our cooperation, our willingness to take on challenges together and be made stronger by them. Our votes at the annual Hawaii Canoe Racing Association meeting are the foundation of tomorrow. As canoe paddlers, we have an obligation to ensure that our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have the same rights and privileges that their parents and grandparents enjoyed.
In 1940, there was approximately one approved koa canoe for every 12,811 people. In 2015, there is approximately one approved koa canoe for every 26,111 people. A single log koa canoe is a living treasure: Its beauty, importance and history are not diminished or its production limited by allowing koa logs to be cut into planks. Providing canoe builders with this option will in no way restrict the creating of a single log canoe, in fact, it increases its historical importance and value.
Please contact the Hawaii Canoe Racing Association representative attending the annual meeting Dec. 5 and let him know that you support the construction of koa canoes by the planked method to ensure the continued availability of our most treasured symbol: the koa canoe.
Brian Curll
President, Hui O Mana Ka Puuwai Outrigger Canoe Club, Kapaa, Kauai
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