INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INJURED PARTY, SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING AND TORN LIGAMENTS IN HER LEFT SHOULDER AND RIB AREA WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE 34TH ANNUAL NA WAHINE O KE KAI CANOE RACE.  WHILE EXITING HALE O LONO HARBOR AREA A LARGE 10-15 FOOT WAVE CRASHED ON THE LANIKAI CANOE, SWAMPING THE VESSEL AND CAUSING victim TO BE SMASHED AGAINST THE CANOE'S IAKO (SPAR).  ONCE OUT OF THE BREAK, THE STEERSMAN NOTED THAT victim WAS UNABLE TO BAIL WATER FROM THE CANOE.  victim WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED BY THE MEDICAL BOAT AUHELE BACK INTO HALE O LONO HARBOR WHERE victim WAS THEN TREATED AND TRANSPORTED TO MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL BY MEDIC #8 PERSONNEL.  SHE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.  NO OTHER REPORTED INJURIES/DAMAGE REPORTED.
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