Update: stolen canoe recovered in waters off Maui

By Wendy Osher

Update: 2:45 p.m.; 12:22 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022

A 40-foot canoe that was reported stolen on Maui overnight, was found six miles south of Kīhei with wheels still attached.

According to the club, the canoe did not float out or drift away in the tide.

“It was locked way back from the shore and between two other canoes that were on each side and just fine,” said Mary Dungans, President of the Manaʻolana Pink Paddlers in an email to Maui Now.   “We did file a police report and called the Coast Guard.  Another canoe that was paddling this morning saw it floating and also called the Coast Guard, and they responded.  They were looking for people in the water but did not find anyone,” she said.

The club extended thanks to the Coast Guard and the public for their help.  

According to Dungans, a crew is paddling the single-hull six-man outrigger canoe back to the Maui Canoe Club this afternoon. 

Update: 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The Coast Guard has reportedly recovered a missing canoe in the water with the wheels still attached.  A search is reportedly underway for anyone that might be in the water.

*This is a developing story. Additional information will be added as it becomes available.

Previous post: 8:54 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The Maui Canoe Club is seeking the public’s help with any information on the theft of a six-man outrigger canoe, stolen from the beach in North Kīhei overnight.

Mary Dungans, President of the Manaʻolana Pink Paddlers said the theft also included the big wheel that the canoe sits on.

The single hull canoe is 40 feet long and has a red, white, and blue design.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Shelby Richardson at 808-495-3963 or email [email protected].