Labor Day 1949: First Koolaupoko Canoe and Surfboard Paddling Regatta | 1.11
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| One of the largest crowds ever to assemble at Kailua beach, an estimated throng fo nearly 15,000 spectators, watched the first annual canoe and surfboard paddling regatta of the Koolaupoko Lions Club on Labor Day, September 5, 1949. Photograph from the Collection of John M. Lind, founder, Waikiki Surf Club |