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Kailua-kona, HI

Kailua, HI

An outrigger paddling race in Kailua-Kona was placed on temporary hold after 16 cinder blocks, used as mooring for course markers, were found resting on the coral reef. The Keauhou Canoe Club hosted the Founders Regatta on Saturday at the Kailua Pier on Ali‘i Drive. Teams from the Department Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources looked at the placement of the 28 race markers when they discovered the 16 cinder blocks resting on coral structures.

Cinder block moorings found resting on coral reef temporarily postpones canoe race in Kona

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