PADDLER PACKING LIST
Thank you for joining us on this incredible journey from Lahaina to Lānaʻi. We camp overnight at Hulopoʻe Beach Park as guests of the Lānaʻi community, and the rules below come from our signed permit conditions, not preferences. Pack light, pack smart, and help us leave every place better than we found it.
ESSENTIAL PACKING LIST
It is very important for everyone’s safety that we pack light. Each paddler brings ONE SMALL BAG. Your bag rides on your team’s escort boat: you are responsible for putting it aboard when we leave Hanakaoʻo and again when we leave Lānaʻi, and for keeping track of it. Pack your day gear (water, snacks, sunscreen, medications) where you can reach it quickly on the boat.
Clothes for two days, including a dry change for the evening and fresh paddling clothes for Sunday, plus a light layer for the night.
Change of Clothes
A compact, freestanding tent (share with a teammate if you can), a sheet or light blanket, and a small camping pad. It is warm on Lānaʻi and a full sleeping bag is bulky. Water weights only: no stakes, no digging. Nothing may be tied to trees, so no hammocks, tarps, ropes, or lines. Ground camping only, in the designated inland campground.
Camping Gear
A personal refillable bottle. There is a refill station at camp. No single-use plastic. Start hydrating two to three days before the crossing, not just the morning of.
Water Bottle
Your own snacks for both days, and your own food and water for the crossing. Dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday are provided at camp, but we cannot cover every dietary need, so if you have one, bring what you need. Store all food sealed and put away: the axis deer are bold.
Snacks and Crossing Food
Bring your own mess kit (plate, utensils, cup) for camp meals to reduce waste.
Plates, Utensils, Cup
All of your own prescribed medications, kept in your day bag where you can reach them, not buried in your overnight bag.
Medications
Reef-safe, MINERAL-ONLY sunscreen is the only sunscreen allowed. Hulopoʻe is a Marine Life Conservation District. Also bring a wide-brim hat, sunglasses, and UPF long sleeves.
Sun Protection
A small towel, minimal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste), and insect repellent for a comfortable night at camp.
Towel, Toiletries, Insect Repellent
A personal headlamp or small hand torch with spare batteries, kept low and pointed down for the honu (sea turtles) and for our neighbors. No string lights, lanterns on stands, or lighting rigs.
Lighting
Everyone carries a garbage bag and packs out all trash; your campsite must look better than you found it. Also bring a small makana (gift) for the Lānaʻi community, in keeping with our arrival protocol. Your team captain will explain what your crew is bringing.
Trash Bag and Makana
Speakers or anything amplified (no amplified sound anywhere on Lānaʻi), alcohol or controlled substances, camp stoves and gas appliances, generators, valuables, and anything you cannot afford to get wet. Quiet hours at camp are 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Your Paddle for Life wristband must be visible at all times at camp, and the parking sticker from your welcome bag goes on your car bumper at Hanakaoʻo. Questions? Ask your team captain first. See you on the beach. Imua!
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