Outrigger Canoe Race & Hawaiian Ceremony

Mahalo nui loa (thank you) Team USA and the community for having us at this fabulous sporting event! Kudos to the organisers, volunteers, paddlers and friends and supporters who created an amazing atmosphere with aloha, fun, sportsmanship and camaraderie. We were so blessed to be part of the Country of Origin outrigger canoe race 2023 hosted by Team USA! Mahalo nui loa Ke Akua from whom all blessings flow. Mahalo nui loa to our Kumu, Kumu Hula Leihiilani Kirkpatrick who has passed down to us her Singapore Hālau extension her lineage from Kumu Loea Lehua Kawaikapuokalani. Aloha Nui Aloha Nui Aloha Nui! See Xavier K's video of that fabulous day here! - Alaka'i Namiko