In a rare paddling outcome, Kane'ohe and host Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i both shared the title at the Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i Regatta yesterday, but Ka Mo'i took home the hardware.

The rare tie is something officials said hasn't happened in 30 years.

"This is Ka Mo'i's water," said Kane'ohe coach Clint Anderson, whose club won the day's final race to clinch the tie at Ma'ili Beach. "We respect them."

Both clubs finished with 68 points in the AAA Division for big-sized clubs. Lokahi placed third with 53 points.

In the event of a tie, rules govern the trophy would be given to the winner of a coin flip.

However, Kane'ohe coach Anderson decided to give the trophy to Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i.

"They deserved to win this race, they were right behind, knocking on the door, on our back," said Anderson, who added his respect for the Ka'aekuahiwis played a role in the decision. "Today is their day."

It was Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i's first AAA Division title in 11 years, according to club manager Shannon Ka'aekuahiwi.

"This is a start of something coming back to us," Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i coach Dude Ka'aekuahiwi said. "We once were on top, but we got pushed down. Now, the club is coming back together."

Co-winner Kane'ohe capped the regular season by winning all seven regattas that tally points toward postseason.

"We still have plenty of work to do from now until the states," Anderson said.

Kane'ohe is the three-time defending Hui Wa'a champion.

Yesterday, Dude Ka'aekuahiwi dedicated the victory to his father, Rona, the club's founder who died in October following multiple strokes.

The regatta honored his father, and celebrated the club's 30-year anniversary.

"This is something special," the son said. "This one is for him."

Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i has about 155 paddlers, and many rejoined the club this year to honor Rona Ka'aekuahiwi and celebrate the club's 30th anniversary, Shannon Ka'aekuahiwi said.

Yesterday, Na Keiki O Ka Mo'i won a regatta-high eight races, and scored 30 of its 68 points in the youth races.

Its girls 12-under crew has been successful all along, winning all seven races this season. The crew of Brayanne Moe, Kryssi Padello, Kylee Costa Ayres, Sammie-Lee Luuloa, Kristen Kamakele and Chelsea Aiwohi Rayno won the quarter-mile race yesterday in 2 minutes, 23.42 seconds.

"Everybody has worked hard from the beginning of the season," Rayno said. "We deserved that."

In comparison, Kane'ohe won six races yesterday, including the final race of the day — the six-paddler mixed open — to clinch the tie.

In that race, Kane'ohe finished the half-mile course in 4:11.45 with its crew of Moki Anderson, Louis Figueroa, Stuttgart Schilling, Roblynn Silva, Kehau Ching and Sharde Marshall.

"We knew it was pretty close," Dude Ka'aekuahiwi said. "We just had to hang tough, and stay with them."

Waikiki Beach Boys won the prestigious women's senior race to finish the regular-points season undefeated.

The crew of Kelsa Teeters, Erin Offenhauser, Dana Gorecki, Andrea Messer, Cherie Lee and Susan Brown completed the 1 1/2-mile course in 13:30.87.

"Hui Lanakila is our prime competition at states," said Teeters, whose crew finished runner-up to Hui Lanakila at the state regatta last season. "You can always improve anything about your paddling."

Koa Kai won the 1 1/2-mile men's senior race in 12:19.74 with its crew of Kelii Ross, Brett Saquid, Paul Amoy, Steve Holbrook, Ben Ancheta and Dave Randall.

Manu O Ke Kai scored 47 points to win the AA Division for medium-sized clubs.

Waikiki Beach Boys finished with 33 points to win the A Division for small-sized clubs.

Kane'ohe won't compete in Sunday's Waikiki Beach Boys Regatta, and will instead practice for the Hui Wa'a Championships, July 22, and the HCRA State Championships, Aug. 5, Anderson said. Both championships will be at Ke'ehi Lagoon.

Reach Brandon Masuoka at bmasuoka@honoluluadvertiser.com.