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Paddle Imua is an annual paddle race supporting Camp Imua, a recreational camp for children in Maui County with special needs.

We bring the ocean sports community together to embrace our connection to the sea + celebrate the lives of our local children. Welcome to Paddle Imua on Facebook. Paddle Imua started as an event back in 2011, with the course running from Makiko Gulch to Kahului Harbor on the island of Maui. It has since become a global event welcoming athletes from around the world. Please watch this page for up-to-date information or visit us at www.paddleImua.com.

10/30/2026

Gourd vibes only this Aloha Friday 🎃
Happy Hallowen weekend from Paddle Imua!

10/27/2026

Moments like this are what Paddle Imua is all about: folks pulling together, stroke for stroke, and sharing the ocean across generations, inclusive of sport, age and ability🩵

Who’s the paddling partner you’d want in your OC2? Tag them below! 👇

10/23/2026

Hocus pocus, keep that finish line focus! 🪄
Happy Aloha Friday from Paddle Imua

10/17/2026

This year, Camp Imua campers and volunteers hand-strung hundreds of plumeria lei for our finish line, alongside generous orchid lei donations🌸

Did you get a plumeria or orchid lei this year? Tell us below! 👇

10/06/2026

Mahalo nui loa to Maui No Ka Oi Magazine for featuring Paddle Imua and Camp Imua in "The Long Run."

What started in 2011 with 125 stand-up paddlers now brings out hundreds of outrigger, foil, prone, and SUP competitors. Their support covers about 40 percent of what it takes to run Camp Imua, our free weeklong overnight camp for Maui County keiki ages 7 to 14 with cognitive or developmental disabilities.

As our CEO Dean Wong put it in the article, "Without Paddle Imua, we wouldn't have Camp Imua."

Mahalo to our founding committee, every paddler, sponsor, and volunteer who shows up for these keiki year after year.

And mahalo to the Maui Nō Ka ʻOi team, including writer Jen Murphy and photographer Daniel Sullivan for telling this story with so much aloha.

Read the full article: https://www.mauimagazine.net/2026-issue-3-the-long-run/ or flip to page 50 if you pick up the physical copy!

Ocean athletes cross the Māliko Run on Maui to support Camp Imua, a free overnight camp for children with disabilities.

09/17/2026

This is for the VOLUNTEERS 🫶🏽🥳

We could not do what we do with out each and every volunteer who joins us on race day to ensure paddlers get their shirts and timers, helps pull boards out of the water, helps break down both event locations, and so much more!

You all are rockstars and we appreciate you! MAHALO🙌🏽

09/05/2026

That finish line feeling 🌊🏁

Every finisher at Paddle Imua receives a lei from one of the campers we paddle to support! Just one of the ways Paddle Imua is more than another water race!

What do you remember most about crossing the Paddle Imua finish line? Tell us in the comments!

08/12/2026

The moments before the paddle begins 🌊

Before the cheers, the miles, the finish line and the celebration—there’s these moments. Paddlers gathered at Maliko Gulch, boards ready, hearts full, and hundreds of people coming together for something bigger than the ride.

A look back at the start of Paddle Imua 2026, all in support of Camp Imua and Maui’s children with disabilities.🩵

Mahalo for helping capture the moments at the start Erik Aeder Photography

07/22/2026

KOA KAI TRIPLE CROWN 2026 CHAMPION

The women’s Wing Foil division saw a duel in the final race of the Triple Crown, with Monika Hagen from Haiku, Maui crossing the finish line first in with local Tatiana Grant close on her heels! With a difference of merely 4 points in the series, congratulations for winning the 2026 Koa Kai Triple Crown! 🏆🪁🤙🏽

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07/22/2026

KOA KAI TRIPLE CROWN 2026 CHAMPION

Congratulations to .marley for winning the Men’s Wing Foil Division! The Wing Foil division was tested from the start of the race with some athletes taking over 15 minutes to harness the wind with many notable athletes pulling the plug in the early stages of the race. Maui’s Marley found some wind and came in 2nd in , earning him a 1st place overall in the three race series! Congratulations, Marley! 🏄🏼🤙🏽💨

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Address

161 S Wakea Avenue
Kahului, HI
96732

Telephone

+18082447467

Website

http://paddleimua.com/

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