CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM Bobby Puakea has been working on his craft of building and restoring canoes since the 1950s. The legacy? It’s a short drive on the gravel road off ...

KANEOHE, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The tools haven't been returned, and probably won't ever be. However "Uncle Bobby" Puakea, the master canoe carver in Kaneohe who's been the victim of theft four times ...

Building a six-person koa outrigger canoe requires a lot of time and money: about $20,000 for the log and $60,000 to turn it into a canoe. “It’s not an overnight procedure,” says Bobby Puakea, 72, a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the third time in three years thieves stole valuable items from master canoe carver "Uncle Bobby" Puakea. This time about $1,000 worth of Koa wood was taken. He noticed ...