A Race to Honor Hawaii’s Ancestors
Clip: Episode 3 | 4m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
In honor of their seafaring ancestors, Hawaii hosts a 42-mile canoe race every year.
In honor of their seafaring ancestors, Hawaii hosts one of the world’s biggest canoe races every year, the Na Wahine O Ke Kai or “Women of the Sea.” The teams race across 42 miles of open ocean from the island of Molokai to Oahu, where they finish at the shores of Oahu’s capital city, Honolulu.
A Race to Honor Hawaii’s Ancestors
Clip: Episode 3 | 4m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
In honor of their seafaring ancestors, Hawaii hosts one of the world’s biggest canoe races every year, the Na Wahine O Ke Kai or “Women of the Sea.” The teams race across 42 miles of open ocean from the island of Molokai to Oahu, where they finish at the shores of Oahu’s capital city, Honolulu.
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