Puna Canoe Club’s senior women’s masters and Kawaihae’s 14-year-old boys were the sole undefeated survivors on Maui.
The unblemished Moku O Hawaii crews struck gold Saturday at the Hawaii Canoe Racing Association state championships in Lahaina, where Puna captured a third consecutive Division AAA title.
Puna, also the three-time Big Island champion, sent six undefeated crews to states, and Sheila Cadaoas, Jolene Hughes, Kim Kimi, Miri Sumida, Jennifer Tanner and Bev Tuaolo stayed that way in their half-mile 50s race. They edged Kailua, which relegated Puna to second at states in 2016, winning in 4 minutes, 23.