Entries by Pailolo Admin

Going Green

Pailolo is going green. We are taking extra measures to be more environmentally conscious. Majority of our registration process is now handled online, electronically. Unfortunately for legal reason, we do still need hard copies of certain waivers and paperwork. At the after party, there will be waste stations with compost, recyclables, and trash. The Maui Huliau […]

Why Pailolo?

Whether you are traveling from Hilo or Hong Kong, what makes you come back to race the Pailolo Challenge? Growing up as a paddler, there were always certain distance races that stuck out: Queen Lili’oukalani, Catalina, Na Wahine O Ke Kai and Moloka’i Hoe. Not until the past decade, has the Pailolo Challenge been a […]

Five reasons to enter the Pailolo Challenge

1: THE DATE: Sat., Sept. 19, 2015 1 Week Before Na Wahine and 3 weeks before Molokai Hoe. The date makes the Pailolo Challenge a prime race in gearing up for Na Wahine o Ke Kai and the Moloka’i Hoe. The course offers fantastic training in surf conditions. 2: CANOE CONVENIENCE We provide towing on […]