![]() Onshore, a long line of automobiles crowded the outer mole of the Ala Wai so their occupants could catch a glimpse of the huge cat. (“Giant ‘Cat’ Put Through Its Paces.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 10 February 1958.) Pink Catamarans The world’s largest catamaran glided majestically out to sea trailed by a flotilla of admiring small craft. Kaiser’s 100-foot pink catamaran, the Ale Ale Kai V. Several thousand curiosity seekers thronged to Ala Wai yacht harbor…to witness the maiden voyage of Henry J. Kaiser was present during the ceremonies. She was blessed by the Reverend Abraham Akaka of Kawaiaha‘o Church and the Reverend Shigemaru Miyao of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission. Photograph of the launch published on the front page of The Honolulu Advertiser.ĭesigned and built by Hisao Murakami, Ale Ale Kai V was lowered into the water by Hawaiian Dredging’s crane barge Gaylord.
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