Moloka’i Hoe World Championship 2026

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French Polynesia’s Team OPT owned the Kaiwi Channel again on Sunday, winning the 2026 Moloka‘i Hoe in 4:34:09 for back-to-back titles, a little over two minutes ahead of Shell Va‘a. The 40-mile outrigger grind from Moloka‘i to Waikīkī has run since 1952, and it’s still the big one.

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