After a year and a half of building the Pueo, we’ve finally had the chance for a real photo shoot! Trevor Clark was kind enough to come and jump in the water outside of Portlock/China Walls with his gear. This was his first time shooting outrigger paddlers. We think he did an awesome job.

We’ve only updated the homepage so far, but look for some new pictures on the rest of the site soon.

We apologize to anyone who left a message over the last week and has not heard back. While we are not always able to answer the phone at Kamanu Composites, we pride ourselves on promptly returning all voicemails. However, due to a glitch in our voicemail transcription service, every phone message from December 12th until today has been automatically deleted without ever being heard. Our phone is working properly again, so please call back if you’ve tried unsuccessfully to get through to us.

We would like to send out an open invitation for the blessing of our new V-1 canoe design, the Aukahi. The event will be held on Friday, December 11th at 5:00 pm at our Kailua facility.

After years of talking, numerous designs, and months of final adjustments we are ready to begin limited production of our new V-1. There will be several Aukahi’s available for immediate sale, and orders will be opened up at the same time. In addition to the blessing by Uncle Bobby Puakea, there will individualized stroke analysis sessions with John Puakea, a grand opening of the Kamanu Outlet, as well as food, music, and videos. Everyone at Kamanu Composites will be available for discussion, feedback, and suggestions. If you will be able to attend, please RSVP to info@kamanucomposites so that we can plan accordingly for the food. We hope to see you there.