Bankoh Molokai Hoe
Finish Times - From Fastest to Slowest
1952 to 1995

Forty-five years of training techniques and canoe construction has changed the Moloka`i-to-O`ahu, 41-mile outrigger canoe race across the Kaiwi Channel from a competition initially described as physically impossible into an all-out endurance sprint. Does this mean the next level of competition becomes comparable to the Kailua-Kona Ironman or the Honolulu Marathon, with no open ocean changes for the paddlers? A handful of paddlers have already crossed this threshold. Below are the finish times at the different distances descending from Lanikai Canoe Club's 1995 record to the first race in 1952. 


Hale O Lono to Fort DeRussy, 40.8-miles
1.      1995:           Lanikai Canoe Club                Oahu           4:53.03
2.      1993:           Faaa Canoe Club                     Tahiti          4:55.27
3.      1994:           Faaa Canoe Club                     Tahiti          5:02.50
4.      1989:           Offshore Canoe Club            California      5:06.29
5.      1988:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:08.11
6.      1984:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:18.19
7.      1990:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:19.38
8.      1981:           Offshore Canoe Club            California      5:25.01
9.      1986:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:27.45
10.     1992:           Panamuna                             Australia       5:30.57

Kawaikiu to Hilton Hawaiian Village, 38.96 miles
11.     1960:   Waikiki Surf Club                          Oahu            5:29.00

Hale O Lono to Fort DeRussy, 40.8-miles
12.     1987:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:32.46
13.     1985:           Illinois Brigade                        Illinois         5:33.04

Hale O Lono to Moana Hotel, 40.41-miles
14.     1975:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:39.07

Hale O Lono to Fort DeRussy, 40.8-miles
15.     1991:           Outrigger Canoe Club           Australia       5:39.15

Hale O Lono to Fort DeRussy Around Wreck Buoy, 41.01-miles
16.     1978:           Blazing Paddles                     California      5:43.52

Hale O Lono to Fort DeRussy, 40.8-miles
17.     1983:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:45.09
18.     1979:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:46.38
19.     1980:           Outrigger Canoe Club            Oahu            5:52.26

Hale O Lono to Magic Island, 41.46-miles
20.     1977:           Outrigger Canoe Club           California      5:55.00

Hale O Lono to Hilton Hawn. Village, 40.8 miles
21.     1968:   Outrigger Canoe Club                    Oahu            5:55.16
22.     1964:   Kailua Civic Canoe Club                Oahu            5:56.00

Kawakiu to Hilton Hawn. Village, 38.96 miles
23.     1957:   Kai Oni Canoe Club                        Oahu            5:56.00

Hale O Lono to Hilton Hawn. Village, 40.8 miles
24.     1971:   Healani Canoe Club                        Oahu            5:59.02
25.     1972:   Waikiki Surf Club                           Oahu            6:01.46
26.     1967:   Outrigger Canoe Club                    Oahu            6:03.09

Kawakiu to Moana Hotel, 38.2 miles
27.     1954:   Hui Nalu                                         Oahu            6:05.00

Hale O Lono to Fort DeRussy, 40.8-miles
29.     1982:           Offshore Canoe Club            California      6:08.35

Kawaikiu to Hilton Hawaiian Village, 38.96-miles
29.     1959    Waikiki Surf Club                          Oahu            6:09.00

Hale O Lono to Moana Hotel, 40.41-miles
30.     1974:           Lanikai Canoe Club              Oahu            6:18.55

Hale O Lono to Hilton Hawn. Village, 40.8 miles
31.     1970:   Healani Canoe Club                      Oahu            6:24.00

Kawaikiu to Hilton Hawaiian Village, 38.96 miles
32.     1958:   Waikiki Surf Club                          Oahu            6:32.00
33.     1966:   Waikiki Surf Club                          Oahu            6:37.13
34.     1969:   Waikiki Surf Club                          Oahu            6:38.26
35.     1963:   Waikiki Surf Club                          Oahu            6:40.00
36.     1965:   Outrigger Canoe Club                   Oahu            6:48.57
Descending Times 3-3-3

Kawaikiu to Hilton Hawaiian Village, 38.96 miles
37.     1962:   Waikiki Surf Club                         Oahu            7:04.00

Kawakiu to Moana Hotel, 38.2 miles
38.     1955:   Waikiki Surf Club                         Oahu            7:09.40

Kawaikiu to Hilton Hawaiian Village, 38.96 miles
39.     1961:   Waikiki Surf Club                         Oahu            7:48.00

Kaunakakai to Magic Island, 56.60-miles
40.     1976:           Te Oro pa'a                            Tahiti          7:53.40

Kawaikiu to Hilton Hawaiian Village, 38.96 miles
41.     1956:   Outrigger Canoe Club                  Oahu            7:54.00

Kaunakakai to Sans Souci Beach, 53.32-miles
42.     1973:   Waikiki Surf Club                         Oahu            8:00.00

Kawakiu to Moana Hotel, 38.2 miles
43.     1953:   Waikiki Surf Club                         Oahu,           8:53.00

Kawaikiu to Moana Hotel, 38.2 miles
44.     1952:    Kukui O Lanikaula                    Molokai         8:55.00

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