Queen Liliuokalani Race postponed until 2021; Kai Opua hopes to hold smaller event in Sept. to honor monarch, sport

Team Red Bull competes in the 2016 Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Canoe Race. (J.R. De Groote/West Hawaii Today File Photo)

The 2020 Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Canoe Race will not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Race officials are hoping a smaller event can be held in September. (Kai Opua Canoe Club/Courtesy Photo)

Kai Opua Canoe Club announced Wednesday the annual Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Canoe Race has been postponed until 2021 and will not take place during the first week of September this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.