The Holly is marketed as a "women's paddle" as it was the only one not desinged by Dave Chun of Kialoa. Holly Rhodes was the designer.
the difference between the Holly and the Axel II is the Axel can be buried deeper on the catch,by putting more of the suface in. The Holly by compaision is not buied as deep and spreads the surface area arcoss a shorter, wider area.
It make for a great all arounder, especially for smaller paddlers who don;t have a super deep catch.
The Helium Hybrid is smaller than the Axel and makes for a better OC-1 paddle than the Holly in my opinion.
all Kialoa paddles are avaialble in Vancouver at
www.outrigger.ca