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HRS §5-14

Official team sport

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section makes outrigger canoe paddling the official team sport of Hawaii. It stays that way unless the state legislature changes it. There are no rules about how the sport is played or organized.

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The statute, as written — State team sport

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Outrigger canoe paddling is adopted, established, and designated as the official team sport of the State, to be effective for as long as the legislature of the State does not otherwise provide.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.