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History
On November 3, 2001, our double-hulled sailing canoe, Iosepa was launched. The Iosepa was carved from seven dakua logs from the Islands of Fiji.

The process took 9 months to complete in which it was all under the direction of 2 master canoe carvers: Tuione Pulotu and Kawika Eskaran.

Iosepa spands 57 feet long and will be used as a floating classroom for interested students. As Hawaiian tradition, the left hull of the canoe is considered the wahine, given the name, Kekaipahola. The right hull of the canoe is the kane, named Anianiku.
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