Kauai Sea Scouts celebrate new larger vessel for local youth training
A donated 61-foot yacht gave Kauai Sea Scouts room for all 30 cadets, expanding a youth sailing program that has trained hundreds on the water.
A donated 61-foot yacht gave the Kauai Sea Scouts room to bring more young sailors aboard together, expanding a program that had long relied on the 40-foot Sea Scout Ship Decisive. The bigger vessel marked a new chapter for the only Sea Scouts group in Hawaii, a program built around ocean living and working skills for local youth.
The group showcased the donated yacht at a weekend open house in April 2026, after a blessing for the new boat in early September 2025 and its arrival at Nāwiliwili Harbor later that week. Fundraising materials had said the larger used boat would let all 30 scouts cruise together, a practical change from the smaller Decisive, which had carried Kauai youth for years.
The County of Kauai marked the program’s 15-year anniversary in a Sept. 4, 2024, press release, saying the Sea Scouts had given hundreds of local youths experiences aboard the Decisive. The county said those years on the water helped build seamanship and provided a steady place for young people to learn leadership and teamwork in an island setting where maritime skills matter.
The Kauai Sea Scouts say several former Scouts have gone on to maritime careers, extending the program’s reach beyond its sailings around Kauai. Their own materials describe the crew’s instruction as training in seamanship, leadership, friendship and citizenship, a mix that has kept the group focused on preparing youth for both boating and life ashore.
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