Today, the Hawaikinui Va'a organizing committee, chaired by Elise MAAMAATUAIAHUTAPU, invited the whole partners and sponsors to a press conference in Fare Hotu located in PIRAE.

All the points of the event were approached with like priority:

- The fight against the wasting in restoration and especially, like each year, with the safety of the paddlers and the many people who  follow the caravan of Hawaikinui as well on the ground as on the sea throughout the three days of competition.

Safety on arrival in Bora Bora also was re-examined. A team of official will take care that the adult spectators and especially children do not make imprudences while trying to reach the paddlers.