Canoe Clubs on the West side of Hawaii Island in general managed to get their canoes out of harms way before Friday morning’s tsunami–but not always. Kai Ehitu Canoe Club managed to remove its two new canoes and two canoe canoes from Kamakahonu Beach, behind King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel, early Friday morning. But they had to leave two canoes there, including one they share with Tui Tonga. Club members just simply ran out of time before police closed off access to the area around 2 a.m. in anticipation of the tsunami. When club members…
