–>Click here for more photos from the Labor Day regatta, Kailua Beach, 1949.

Labor Day, September 5, 1949.

It was billed as the first annual Koolaupoko canoe and surfboard paddling regatta, held in Kailua under the sponsorship of the sponsored by the Koolaupoko Lions Club.

The Waikiki Surf Club emerged as the winner, defeating Outrigger and Hui Nalu for the honors.

A story in the Honolulu Advertiser the next day reported nearly 15,000 spectators attended the event.

I found several photos and clippings attributed to the event in my dad’s stuff. Just click on this photo for more.