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Steve West
UK 07 859 294 188
Overseas + 44 7859 294 188
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Mandy West
UK 07 859 296 741
Overseas + 44 7859 296 741
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We've redesigned and reprinted both of our Outrigger Canoeing Books, and in doing so, we've achieved reduced book prices for paddlers in the USA, Canada, Europe, South America, Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia including New Zealand. In addition, we've taken a firm environmental stand in the way we have choosen to print and package. 

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"Steve is a fantastic writer and photographer and has been an extension of the KIALOA family for many, many years. Actively involved in SUP and Outrigger Canoeing, we welcome him as an ambassador for KIALOA in the UK." Meg Chun. Kialoa Bend Oregon USA  

"In the context of paddling, KIALOA PADDLES have been a constant companion and essential tool of trade for me for well over a decade, representing thousands of hours and miles of paddling, racing and training throughout the Pacific, Pacific Rim and now the UK. The superlative workmanship and willingness to work with paddlers in the same way a surfer works with a shaper, has resulted in what I consider to be the finest outrigger and stand up paddleboard paddles on the planet, to which end other manufacturers aspire to as their yardstick for excellence. A paddle is not an accessory, it's an essential and should never be a compromise"

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Island Paddler
We provide the widest selection of outrigger canoe paddling equipment at the best prices. We take pride in offering genuine Hawaiian and Polynesian items – unique and of limited supply. We also have the latest in contemporary canoe paddles as well as related apparel.
716 Kapahula Av, Honolulu, Oahu
350 Hahani St, Kailua, Oahu
  
Tri Paddle Maui
Providing the paddling community of Maui with the best and latest for their paddling needs. "We can outfit you from head to okole"
92 North Market Street Wailuku Maui


'...deep reading that a sequence of printed pages promotes is valuable not just for the knowledge we acquire from the author's words but for the more intellectual vibrations those words set off within our own minds. In the quiet spaces opened up by the sustained, undistracted reading of a book, or by any other act of contemplation, for that matter, we make our own associations, draw our own inferences and analogies, foster our own ideas.'
Nicholas Carr




We have been working hard to reduce production and overseas freight costs of two of our most popular publications:

'The Art and Skill of Steering an Outrigger Canoe'.

Cost savings estimated according to current (Jan 2010) exchange rates.

Canadians. Save CND$15.00!
Americans. Save USD$14.67!
South Americans. Save USD$20!
Aussies. Save AUD$2.75! (I know it's not much, but book now comes from the UK)
New Zealanders (Kiwis). Save NZD$11.61!
Pacific Islanders. Save USD$14.67!
Europeans. Save €15.00!
British Pig Dogs. Save £14.51!

For actual new prices, including freight.

'The Paddlers Guide to Outrigger Canoeing'

Cost savings estimated according to current (Jan 2010) exchange rates.

Canadians. Save CND$17.88!
Americans. Save USD$17.42!
South Americans. Save USD$22!
New Zealanders (Kiwis). Save NZD$10.70!
Pacific Islanders. Save USD$17.42
Europeans. Save €21.88!
British Pig Dogs. Save £21.91!

For actual new prices, including freight.

Our single biggest expense (and yours) has been the cost of shipping.
We want our readers to be able to buy without excessive freight charges.
We want paddlers in South America, Guam, Saipan, Italy and other areas to be able to afford our books.

75% of our books find their way to the USA, Canada and the Pacific Islands. It's therefore essential to us to ensure we make our books as affordable as possible for readers in these regions, while also reducing costs for readers in areas such as Europe, where the sport has great potential for growth.

This has been achieved by a number of factors:

  1. Reduced postal fees from the United Kingdom
  2. Redesigned and improved layout
  3. Printing of internal pages in black and white
  4. High quality digital printing not lithographic.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS: We've taken environmental factors into consideration in the production of this new book, opting for 'Digital Printing', the future for environmentally conscious book manufacture. This process eliminates the need for lithographic plates and chemical usage and reduces waste disposal. We have also opted to use paper guaranteed to be grown under the guidance of the 'Forestry Stewardship Council' (FSC) who ensure the use of legal, sustainable, plantation timbers. Our choosen printers are at the top of the field in enviromentally sound print production.