Local newspapers have given a lot of coverage to the Macfarlane Regatta over the years. Abbreviations: HA: Honolulu Advertiser; HSB: Honolulu Star Bulletin; HSA: Honolulu Star Advertiser.
1943-07-05 HA Canoe Races Big Success
1943-07-05 HSB Dukes Crew Is Winner In Macfarlane Trophy Race
1944-07-02 HA Big Canoe Races at Waikiki BeachToday
1944-07-05 HA OCC Sweeps Canoe Races
1944-07-05 HSB Outrigger Teams Win Major Laurels
1945-07-03 HA Events Set for Big Canoe Races Sunday
1945-07-05 HA Macfarlane Cane Races Big Success
1945-07-09 HSB Duke Kahanamoku Leads Outrigger Crew to Win Feature Canoe Race
1946-07-04 HA OCC Paddlers Favored for Repeat Wins
1946-07-05 HA Outrigger Club for Canoe Crown
1946-07-05 HSB OCC Wins Walter Macfarlane Regatta
1947-07-05 HA OCC Captures Annual Canoe Races
1948-07-06 HA Hui Nalu Wins Macfarlane Memorial Races
1949-07-05 HA Waikiki Surf Club Captures Canoe Meet
1949-07-05 HA Waikiki Surf Club Captures Canoe Meet
1950-07-05 HA Canoe Races Are Held at Waikiki
1950-08 Report on Memorical Canoe Races 1950
1951-07-05 HA Waikiki Surf Club Wins Senior Race
1952-07-05 HA OCC Wins Macfarlane Races
1953-07-04 Regatta Official Joe Di Maggio
1953-07-05 HA Waikiki Surf Wins Macfarlane Regatta
1954-07-05 HA Hui Nalu Captures Senior 6 3-Mile Canoe Race
1955-07-05 HA Waikiki Surf Club Wins Mac
1956-07-05 HA Canoe Races Postponed
1956-07-09 HA WSC Wins Macfarlane Canoe Regatta
1957-07-05 HA WSC Captures Macfarlane Regatta
1958-07-05 HA OCC Wins Canoe Regatta
1959-07-06 HA Waikiki Canoe Crews Winis Macfarlane Races
1960-07-05 HA Waikiki Surf Wins Macfarlane Regatta
1960-07-05 HSB Waikiki Surf Wins Canoe Meet
1961-07-05 HSB Kai Oni Wins Mens Senior Canoe Race
1962-07-05 HA 10 Canoe Records Fall
1962-07-06 HSB 10 Macfarlane Canoe Marks Fall
1964-07-06 HASB 4 Canoe Racing Records Fall as Kailua Club Wins
1965-07-06 HSB Waikiki Surf Wins Regatta
1966-07-05 HSB OC Wins Senior Mens Canoe Race
1967-07-05 HSB Outrigger Canoe Club Wins Meet
1969-07-05 HSB Thirty Canoes Swamped
1970-07-05 HA Regatta Taken by Outrigger
1971-07-05 HA WSC Wins Canoe Title
1972-07-05 HSB Waikiki Surf Nips Outrigger
1973-07-05 HA Healani Takes Macfarlane Title
1974-07-06 HA Outrigger Captures Regatta
1975-07-05 HSB Outrigger Club Prevails in Macfarlane Regatta
1976-07-05 HSB Outrigger Gets Hui Nalus Help to Win Regatta
1977-07-05 HSB OCC a Host with the Most
1977-07-05 HSB OCC Captures Macfarlane Races
1978-07-05 HA Outrigger Wins, Waikiki Second
1979-07-05 HSB Waikiki Surf Loses Grand Old Lady
1980-07-05 HSB Hui Nalu Waves Off Regatta Field
1980-07-05 Hui Nalu Wins as Malia Returns
1981-07-05 OCC Ohana Wins Macfarlane
1982-07-05 HA Outrigger Canoes Fastest at Regatta
1982-07-05 HSB OCC Outclasses Macfarlane Field
1983-07-05 HA Hui Nalu Uncorks a Macfarlane Victory
1984-07-05 HA Outrigger Gains Macfarlane Title
1984-07-05 HSB Macfarlane Results
1985-07-05 HA Outrigger Rules the Waves in Macfarlane Regatta
1985-07-05 HSB Outrigger Paddles Off With Macfarlane Crown
1986-07-05 HSB Outrigger Reggains Surf Superiority
1987-07-05 HA Outrigger Outraces Everybody
1987-07-05 HSB Macfarlane Results
1988-07-05 HA Outrigger Surf Back Into First at Macfarlane Regatta
1988-07-05 HSB OCC Rules Waikiki Surf
1989-07-05 HA Waikiki Brings Out the Best in Outrigger
1989-07-05 HSB Outrigger Wins Its Most Important Regatta Its Own Regatt
1990-07-04 HA Outrigger Favored in Macfarlane Canoe Regatta
1990-07-04 OHCRA Outrigger Wins Macfarlane Regatta
1990-07-05 HA Outrigger Celebrates Wins Hawaii’s Oldest Canoe Race
1990-07-05 HSB Outrigger Dominates Despite Upset
1991 07-05 HA Macfarlane Goes Smoothly for Outrigger
1991 07-05 HSB Outrigger Dominates Macfarlane Again
1993-07-05 HA Hui Nalu Rolls On
1994-07-05 HA Winning Ride for Outrigger
1994-07-05 HSB OCC Is In Spotlight Again
1994-07-07 HSB Canoe Steering Calls for Skill and Luck
1995-07-05 HA Outrigger Rules the Waves
1995-07-05 HSB Macfarlane Results
1996-07-05 HA Lanikai is the Real Thing
1996-07-05 HA Lanikai Turns the Tide
1996-07-05 HSB Lanikai Takes Macfarlane Regatta Title
1997-07-05 HSB Outrigger Wins With Big Finish
1998-07-05 HA Lanikai Rules the Waves
1999-07-05 HA Steersmen Instrumental in Lanikai Macfarlane Victory
1999-07-05 HSB Lanikai Remains Unbeaten in OHCRA
2000-07-05 HA Three in a Row for Lanikai
2000-07-05 HSB Lanikai Holds Off Outrigger for Macfarlane Title
2001-07-05 HSB Lanikai Rides the Waves
2002-07-05 HA Outrigger Captures Macfarlane Regatta
2002-07-05 HSB Outrigger Shines at Regatta
2003-07-05 HA Lanikai Captures Rough and Tumble Macfarlane
2003-07-05 HSB Lanikai Emerges From Rough Water Regatta
2004-07-05 HA Outrigger Master of Macfarlane
2004-07-05 HSB Outrigger Wins First Regatta of the Year
2005-07-03 HSB Hawaiis Oldest Regatta Has a List of LegendaryChamp
2005-07-05 HA Lanikai Steers to Clear Win in Waikiki
2005-07-05 HSB Lanikai Pulls Away at Macfarlane
2006-07-05 HA Outrigger is Host With Most
2006-07-05 HSB Outrigger Gets First Regatta Win Since 04
2007-07-04 HA Canoe Race Is Steeped in History
2007-07-05 HA Lanikai Paddles to Another Victory
2007-07-05 HSB Lanikai Wins 11 Races to Take Macfarlane
2008-07-05 HSB Lanikai Surges to Macfarlane Victory
2009-07-05 HA Outrigger Wins in Waikiki
2009-07-05 HSB Outrigger Rules in Waikiki Surf
2010-07-05 HSA Lanikai Has Holiday Regattas Figured Out
2011-07-05 HSA OHCRA Rallies Around Fallen Honaunau
2012-07-05 HSA Lanikai Tames Tide
2012-07-05 OHCRA Official Results
2013-07-05 KHON Canoe Regatta Participants Praise Waikiki Sand
2014-07-04 HSA Historic Paddle Finds Its Way Home
2014-07-05 HSA Lanikai Catches Wave of Momentum
2015-07-05 HSA Rough Surf No Match for Lanikai
2016-07-05 SA Dolan Duo Making a Mark
2017-07-03 HSA Walter J Macfarlane Regatta is a Waikiki Tradition
2017-07-05 HSA Lanikai Continues Macfarlane Dominance