PHOTOS: Schools paddle in Hilo Bay BIIF regatta

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Hilo High paddlers pass the time by playing music and singing while waiting for races to begin during Saturday’s BIIF canoe competition. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com
Girls from Waimea’s Kanu o Ka ʻAina Kipuka Charter School won the first race during Saturday’s BIIF canoe races at Hilo Bay. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)
Girls from Waimea’s Kanu o Ka ʻAina Kipuka Charter School paddle to a tight victory during Saturday’s BIIF canoe races at Hilo Bay. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)
A St. Joseph student checks ocean conditions before the start of Saturday’s BIIF canoe races at Hilo Bay. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)
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Team Waiakea pauses for a quick photo before heading out to paddle under blue skies and sunshine during Saturday’s BIIF canoe races at Hilo Bay. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)
Parker School girls launch off the line during Saturday’s BIIF canoe races at Hilo Bay. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)
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By Tim Wright