PHOTOS: Moku O Hawai’i hosts third regatta of season in Hilo

Teams take off from the starting line during the Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Keaukaha regatta in Hilo Bay on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Kelsey Walling/ Tribune-Herald)

A Puna Canoe Club supporter raises her shakas after their Women Novice A team crossed the finish line first with a time of 4:43.65 during the Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Keaukaha regatta in Hilo Bay on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The Puna Novice A team includes, Hokulani Gates, Fauna Parker, Gabby Rodenhurst, Sarah Strong, Terri Thompson and Sarah Waken. (Kelsey Walling/ Tribune-Herald)

While keiki play by the shore, teams paddle hard in the Women Novice A race during the Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Keaukaha regatta in Hilo Bay on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Kelsey Walling/ Tribune-Herald)

While keiki play by the shore, teams paddle hard in the Women Novice A race during the Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Keaukaha regatta in Hilo Bay on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Kelsey Walling/ Tribune-Herald)

The Keaukaha Canoe Club barrels past the other teams to win first in the Mixed 18 race with a time of 4:14.56 during the Moku O Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Racing Keaukaha regatta in Hilo Bay on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The team members include, Zoe Aoki, ‘Eleu Awong, Nahiena Kekuawela, Eha Kiyuna, Nauhikapakea Liwis and Calico Uyeshiro. (Kelsey Walling/ Tribune-Herald)