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| Burger King HASA champs crowned in great Bowls surf |
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Burger King HASA Championship Hawaiian Amateur Surfing Association Ala Moana Bowl, Oahu June 4 - 6, 2008 June 7, 2008 - Honolulu -- Whopper size waves treated finalists to some action at the Ala Moana Bowl as the double over head surf took competitors by surprise for the final day of competition. From 7:00 A.M. surf started to build and by 10:00 A.M., eight foot faces kept surfers scratching to the channel in the biggest surf of the young summer season. For Kal Farot, the Ala Moana local used his local wave knowledge in capturing the Grandmasters title as he took positioning on the best sets of his heat. Not to be out done, Todd Murashige from Honolulu found open doors and found a couple of nice hollow "Bowl" pits in taking out the Senior Mens as the other finalists in his division could only watch and wish. In the Junior Men, the pro four man format gave surfers more breathing room to move and better wave selection. Hawaii Kai'sTylen Yamakawa surpised the other three competitors with two solid waves in taking down Maui's Dege O'Connell, Honolulu's Kapu Ping and Big Island's Levi Gonzales respectively. The early morning final of the Boys division was the stage of Hawaii's future, as Ha'a Aikau, who had just recently won the Local Motion Surf Into Summer at the Bowl just two weeks ago, took down a tough field of competitors, with Keanu Asing in runner-up, Molokai's Kaoli Kahokuloa in third followed by Sheldon Pashion. As for the girls division, Nage Melamed from Kauai, took top honors with one keen eye on wave selection and the other on avoiding the big closeout sets. Melamed was followed be Missy Valdez, Lani Doherty and Erika Steiner, With the event completed with trophy presentations at the Hard Rock Cafe Friday evening, the BURGER KING® State Championships was all about putting together the best surfers, in the best waves this summer and having it "their way". FINAL RESULTS Bodyboard Boys Matthew Holzman Kainoa French Cody Lucas Storm Magsaday Lailon Tyndzik Lyle Nemeth Junior Men Alex Brown Travis Smith Kaena La’a Oliver Seitz Rusty Akeo Corin Foster Men James Clancy Bradda La’a Dayne Kim Mark GErvacio Drop Knee Kapena La’a Bradda La’a James Clancy Rusty Akea Dayne Kim Mark Gervacio Launch Alex Brown James Clancy Booboo Cazimero Mark Gervacio Dane Kim Kailon Tyndzik Surfing Menehune Chaz Kinoshita Ian Gentil Elijah Gates Imai Devault Tatiana Weston Webb Uluboy Napeahi Boys Ha’a Aikau Keanu Asing Kaoli Kahokuloa Sheldon Pashion Junior Men Kylen Yamakawa Dege O’Connell Kapu Ping Levi Gonsalez Men Dain Jaime Theodore Landt Nakoa Decoite Shawn Pila Josh Rex Open Men Christian Enns Keanu Asing Forrest TRoxell Tanner Hendrickson Dege O’Connell Scott Shimoda Masters Scott Shimoda Chrstian Enns Darren MAhoe Brice Yamashita Alessandro Costa Derrick Chang Senior Men Todd Murashige Miguel Graham Adam Escobar Robert Howard Greg Hunter Stephen O’Brien Grandmasters Kal Farot Mark Shima Les Tabuchi Eddie Pieper Raymond Shito Tommy Reyes Girls Nage Melamed Missy Valdez Lani Doherty Erika Steiner Women Mia Melamed Dana Tortuga Kalindi Jacoby Virginia Fajardo Nina Dodge Takako Yago Legends Koapaka Brown Malcom Ing Gilbert Perea Longboard Menenhune Kaito Kino Slater Trout Tatiana Webb Kiko Lingstein Juniors Joshua Lindstedt Nelson Ahina Dennis Walsh Bullet Obra Shaun Walsh Tai Graham Men Laakea David Mau Ah Hee Dane McCullum Senior Men Gino Bell Gavin Hasegawa Daniel Stein Tomo Saito Dean Nakamaruu Open Gavin Hasegawa Bullet Obra Les Tabuchi Gino Bell Mau Ah Hee Laakea Davis Grandmasters Tommy Reyes Warren Hoohuli Stepphen Katayama Eddie Pieper Kimo Miranda Les Tabuchi Girls Erika Steiner Hannah Harrison Annabel Marvin Kailee Cunninghom Vanessa Martinez Women Rachel Spear Izumi Baldwin Annabela Martinez Heather Fastein Chie Matsuoka Amelia Obra Standup Paddle Miguel Graham Candace Appleby Dwayne Aikau Dean Nakamura Slater Trout Kimo Miranda
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