Hawaii
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Manana Island near Makapu'u Beach off the eastern coast of Oahu, also known locally as Rabbit Island. Photo by Colin Capelle
The Hawaiian Islands are a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that are the newest American state. It is also the name of the biggest island in the State of Hawaii.
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Channels in the Hawaiian Islands
There are 9 main channels in the Hawaiian Islands that individuals attempt to swim: Auau Channel (or the Maui Channel), Kalohi Channel, Alalakeiki Channel, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Kaulakahi Channel, Kealaikahiki Channel, Kaiwi Channel (or Moloka'i Channel) and the Kaieiewaho Channel.
Video of Molokai Channel Crossing
Maui Nui Triangle Swim
The Kaiwi Channel Association planned and helped escort Becca Mann on her unprecedented 63.9 km Maui Nui Triangle Swim between the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai in the state of Hawaii on 18-19 August 2019 in 20 hours 53 minutes.
Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational
- 7 swimmers swam the three channels between Maui, Lanai and Molokai on three successive days between 12-15 September 2019 in the Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational:
- Day One across the 14.9 km Kalohi Channel between Lanai and Molokai completing in 6 hours 4 minutes 40 seconds
- Day Two across the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokai completing in 5 hours 50 minutes 10 seconds
- Day Three across the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Lanai and Maui completing in 7 hours 47 minutes
External links
- Compilation of Shark Attacks of Open Water Swimmers
- Increased Shark Encounters, Shark Attacks During Moonless Night Sky Channel Crossings
- Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
- Minaglia, Marek Lehocky Complete 206 km Circumnavigation Swim Around Oahu
- Minaglia, Marek Lehocky Near Culmination of An Unprecedented Adventure Around Oahu
- Chris Gardner Inducted in the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame
- Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2021
- The History and Future of the Kaiwi Channel Association
- Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
- Cracking The Code For Hawaiian Channel Crossings
- Linda Ashmore Wears A Watch For A Reason
- Identifying Injuries In The Open Water
- When The Tsunami Hit, Penny Palfrey Took Off
- Kings And Queens Of The Hawaiian Island Channels
- Swim Alternatives To Cross Kealaikahiki Channel and Alalakeiki Channel In Hawaii
- Free Trip To Hawaii With Movers & Shakas
- Dan Simonelli Talks About Helping Others On WOWSA Live
- Ala Moana Beach Swim Club Crosses Kaulakahi Channel With Calvin
- Steve Minaglia Does His 19th Channel Crossing With Friends
- Harry Hukkaker Talks About Global Adventures On WOWSA Live
- Say Aloha To This Year’s Waikiki Roughwater Swim
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser
- World’s Most Unique Hobby – Discarded Fishing Weight Collection
- Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira Is 2019 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
- 2019 WOWSA Award Winners Announced
- What Started With Harry Huffaker, Accomplished By Becca Mann, Is Now Open To Challengers
- Swimming Across A Rare Stretch Of Blue
- Channel Swimming With Aloha
- 2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu
- The Molokai Channel Archives
- The Friendly Isle Says Aloha To Oliver Wilkinson
- Man O Man It Was Horrendously Tough For Kim Chambers
- Beth French Swims Through The Night And Vog to Oahu
- French Goes Hawaii
- Hawaiian Channel Swim Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Aloha In The Open Water Swimming World
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
- A Lifetime Of Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- I Got Stung Jellyfish database
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- 3 To Make 2 - Williams, Minaglia Team Up Across The Maui Channel
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Shark Encounters Of The Closest Kind
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 1
- Shark Spawning Season In September
- Hawaii Tiger Shark Tracking
- Findings Of Hawaii Tiger Shark Tracking
- Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 10
- Rick Heltzel's 29 Years Of The Double Roughwater
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Terence Bell To Swim Around Hawaii's Garden Island
- Terence Bell To Pioneer Swim Around Kaua’i
- Adherbal de Oliveira Hit By Cookiecutter Shark In Molokai Channel
- Terence Bell Pioneers His Way Around Kauai
- Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel
- Matt & Manoa Buckman, Heroes In The Ocean
- Thrice The Fun, Triple The Challenge: ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
- Beautiful Becca. Mann Masters Maui Nui
- Becca Mann 2 Channels Down, 1 To Go
- Becca Mann, 1 Channel Down + 2 To Go
- Mann Up, Maui Nui Is A Go
- From Lima To Lanai, Becca Mann To Attempt The Maui Nui Triangle
- 30 Year Déjà Yu, Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui
- Michael Twigg-Smith, Becca Mann On The Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- Becca Mann Describes Her Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- Molokai Channel Race Is On, Mano-a-Womano
