Concrete Canoe
The Concrete Canoe Competition involves earning points for paddling races, a design paper, an oral presentation, and a final product. For the construction of a competitive canoe, students on the concrete canoe team put countless man-hours into ideas for a hull design, experimenting with different mix designs, and conducting strength tests to determine the best concrete mix for producing a sturdy yet buoyant and lightweight product. The team also acquires hands-on experience in creating a mold for the canoe and paddling to compete in a series of races. After months of paddling practice, the team placed 3rd in Women's Sprint, 2nd in Men's Sprint, 3rd in Women's Slalom, and 2nd in Men's Slalom. They also placed 1st for their Technical Presentation. Overall, the Canoe team placed 2nd overall at PSWS 2024.
If you are interested in being part of this exciting project, please contact the concrete canoe captains via email.
If you are interested in being part of this exciting project, please contact the concrete canoe captains via email.
Project Manager
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Amier Ishaque
Civil Engineering, Junior aishaque@hawaii.edu Hi everyone! My name is Amier Ishaque and I will be the Concrete Canoe Project Manager. I graduated from Radford High School in 2022 and I am currently a Junior. If I have free time, Iʻll be cruising around the island, going to the beach, and working out at home. I have three main goals for this upcoming year. Place top 2 in all categories for the Concrete Canoe Competition at PSWS. I hope to expand our Concrete Canoe team with both underclassmen and upperclassmen to ensure the team knowledge thrives for years to come. Last but not least, I want to continue building team bonds through outrigger paddling and having fun. |
Structural Analysis Captain
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Dawn Nakamaru
Civil Engineering, Junior [email protected] Hi guys! My name is Dawn Nakamaru and I am the Corresponding Secretary as well as the Concrete Canoe Structural Analysis Captain for the 2024-2025 school year. I graduated from Kalani High School and will be a junior this year. My goals for this upcoming year are to increase the underclassmen participation and to get 1st place for concrete canoe! In my free time, I enjoy playing pickleball, shopping, and eating! |
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Construction Captain
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Yuki Muranaka
Civil Engineering, Junior [email protected] Hi yall! My name is Yuki Muranaka and I am the construction captain for the concrete canoe this year. I graduated from Maryknoll School in 2021 and will be a junior this year. My goals this year are to win first place in canoe for PSWS, and make it to nationals, meet new friends, and have lots of fun! My hobbies are surfing, golfing, and playing games in my free time. Hope to meet yall soon, go Bows! |
Mix Design Captain
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Sebasian Heredia
Civil Engineering, Junior [email protected] Aloha everyone! My name is Sebastian Heredia and I am the mix captain for Concrete Canoe this year. I graduated from Aiea High School in 2020 and am going to be a junior. My goal for this year is to create a lighter concrete mix while also making it more sustainable. In my free time, I love playing soccer, going beach, and cruising with my friends. |
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