Honolulu - More than 1,000 canoe paddlers from around the globe are expected to compete in the 2004 Hawaii Modular Space Molokai Hoe on Sunday, October 10^th beginning at 7:30am. 

The Hawaii Modular Space Molokai Hoe is a 41-mile open ocean race that launches from Hale O Lono Harbor on Molokai and ends at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki, Oahu.

This year marks the 53^rd crossing of the Ka 'iwi Channel, which separates the islands of Oahu and Molokai. The Ka 'iwi Channel has been touted, at times, as one of the most treacherous spans of ocean in the world.