KAILUA, Hawaii (KHON2) — When the canoes line up for the Molokai Hoe, every team brings countless hours of preparation and its own story.
For the Kailua canoe, the story is one of great loss and perseverance.
Keahiakahoe Canoe Club’s history to carry them across Kaiwi Channel in Molokai Hoe
Paddler, mother and proud wife Kehaulani Avicolli could never have imagined not being comfortable at the Kailua Canoe Hale — a place that was everything to her and her husband.
“A little emotional. This is where it all started and a really special place for me. It’s been hard to come back here,” she said. “It’s where we met, got engaged, raised our kids, you know, spent the majority of our life here.”…