Crew members said they were hit by two strong waves from the front and side, which snapped their ‘iako, or booms, and flipped over their ultralight canoe. “It just smashed us all,” Kihei ...

The carbon fiber, "ultralight" style canoe named Makana (gift), was worth upwards of $20,000. "It's sad to see any canoe destroyed and one that never even got to touch the ocean, it was sad ...