The Queen Liliuokalani Outrigger Canoe Race was initiated in 1972 as a training run for the longest canoe races, and coinciding with the then reigning monarch’s birthday, it came to be christened after her. Much before Copernicus attempted to enlighten the Europeans – who were worrying if their ships would tip over after a certain point – of the rotundity of the Earth, the Polynesians were cruising the Pacific in their voyaging canoes! Employed for fishing, and transportation, the outrigger canoes have carved their treasured niche in the Hawaiian culture.
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Source:IIPM ,Editorial-2006
