Kauai Outrigger Association

Formerly known as Garden Island Canoe Racing Association (GICRA), we marked our first year promoting canoe racing as KOA in 2015. Since then our membership has grown steadily. We look forward to a bright future as we continue to build upon our foundation through continued engagement of our communities and visiting crews as we promote and encourage participation in Hawaiian canoe racing activities within our island community as well as inter-island and internationally.

KOA is the proud sponsor of the Prince Kuhio long distance race (https://koapaddler.org/kauai-outrigger-race-schedule/prince-kuhio/) that kicks-off a week-long celebration of the life and contributions of Hawaiian royal Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. We are also proud to host the annual Na Pali Challenge (https://racenapali.com/) – a world-class mixed crew long distance race. The Na Pali Challenge is singularly unique and covers some of the most amazing waters in the world.