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Outrigger Canoe Club

The o ffi cial publica ti on of the Outrigger Canoe Club is ti tled Ama to honor the Club’s lineage. The outrigger of a canoe is called an Ama in ‘ Ō lelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Language). It was a nau ti cal innova ti on that allowed the Polynesians to e ffi ciently navigate the rough waters of the Pacific. The Ama is also the port hull of a double-hulled canoe, which is the vehicle that brought the Hawaiians to these beau ti ful islands.

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