Let’s Go Fishing – The New Updated Opelu Outrigger Fishing Canoe
Keli'i stopped by as Dallas and I were building Dallas' canoe and knew, then and there, that he wanted an outrigger fishing canoe! I shared a list of changes [...]
Blast From The Past – 1970’s Style Hawaiian Opelu Canoe
My friend Dallas spent some time on the Big Island in his younger days and wanted to build an outrigger fishing canoe like the opelu canoes he used to [...]
Hawaiian Style Three Plank Canoe
According to Tommy Holmes in "The Hawaiian Canoe': "The Hawaiians were quick to notice that the Europeans had new materials and techniques that could make life much simpler, especially [...]
Shipwrecked Proa Is A New Year’s Gift
Just after New Year's I was walking Hanalei Bay and stumbled on a Proa canoe shipwrecked on the beach! We had some heavy rains and local flooding and this [...]
Hawaiian Style Outrigger Canoe For A Kauai Hotel
Bali Hai Villas resort in Princeville, Kauai needs a Hawaiian style outrigger canoe for their lobby. Kule'a Canoes to the rescue!I'm trying something different here: custom cutting each plank to [...]
Pacific Fusion Outrigger Canoe For A Waikiki Hotel
My friend, Tevita Kunato, was commissioned to build a canoe for the Rainbow Hilton in Waikiki. I guess it will be used in their private lagoon for photo shoots [...]