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Groms Infiltrate the Pool Bar lahikiminamishin_jr_mg_4125

By Noa Myers

The usual scene at Turtle Bay Resort consists of tourists in Speedos sipping on cocktails with umbrellas. NSSA Hawai‘i decided to change things up a bit for a weekend and bring in some groms in boardshorts gulping down energy drinks (as if they need it) for what came to be their first event of the season on January 31 and February 1. This comes as a surprise, as the Pine Trees contest on Kaua‘i was canceled due to unruly surf. Nonetheless, it was a great way to kick off the season at Kuilima Point, which hasn't hosted a contest in over six years.

The waves weren't pumping, but winds were pleasantly offshore and the groms still managed to post some high scores and throw up some big hacks. Though every heat seemed to be filled with talent, some standouts still emerged from the pack. The usual suspects, Ezekiel Lau, the Moniz ‘ohana, Kalani David, Kaimana Jaquias, Malia Manuel and Leila Hurst all had great performances in their heats, but the star of the show was Dylan Goodale, who had final appearances in three divisions, winning every heat on the way and taking home a first in the Explorer Men's Division.

To add to the competitive pressure, Rainos Hayes, coach of Verizon Wireless Hawaii Junior Surf Team was on deck to do some scouting for this year's team.

There was also more at stake than a chance at Nationals and to help make that dream come true, selfless surfing star Kekoa Cazimero introduced a first ever essay contest, reinforcing the scholastic side of the NSSA. The winner of the essay contest will receive a free trip with their parent to Nationals, a free board by Eric Arakawa and, to top it off, a trip to Disneyland, all made possible by Cazimero's non-profit organization, the Koa Tree Foundation.
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Results:

OPEN MENS
1. ALEX SMITH
2. NATHAN CARVALHO
3. KYLE GALTES
4. DYLAN GOODALE
5. EZEKIEL LAU
6. KOA SMITH

OPEN JUNIORS
1. LAHIKI MINAMISHIN
2. IAN GENTIL
3. KEANU ASING
4. KAIMANA JAQUIAS
5. ROY CARVALHO
6. EZEKIEL LAU

OPEN BOYS
1. SETH MONIZ
2. BENJI BRAND leilahurst_jr_mg_4071
3. JAMES THESKEN
4. DORIAN BLANCHARD
5. ANDREW NIEMANN
6. KALANI DAVID

OPEN MINI GROMS
1. KONA OLIVEIRA
2. FINN MCGILL
3. MAHINA MAEDA
4. KAULANA APO
5. DYLAN LEHMANN
6. DAX MCGILL

OPEN WOMENS
1. MALIA MANUEL
2. LEILA HURST
3. ALESSA QUIZON
4. LANI DOHERTY
5. KENDALL KREBS
6. NAGE MELAMED

OPEN LONGBOARD
1. SHAUN WALSH
2. DENNIS maliamanuel_jr_mg_4094 WALSH

EXPLORER DIVISIONS

EXPLORER MENS
1. DYLAN GOODALE
2. TANNER HENDRICKSON
3. EVYN TYNDIZK
4. BARAK MAOR
5. KYLE GALTES
6. DAVEY BRAND

EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. JOHN FLORENCE
2. NATHAN CARVALHO
3. DYLAN GOODALE
4. TANNER HENDRICKSON
5. DAVEY BRAND
6. KAIMANA JAQUIAS

EXPLORER BOYS
1. DYLAN AOKI WALSH
2. MAKAI MCNAMARA
3. LAHIKI iangentil_jr_mg_4208 MINAMISHIN
4. ROY CARVALHO
5. KALEN GALTES
6. ISAIAH MONIZ

EXPLORER MENEHUENES
1. KALANI DAVID
2. SETH MONIZ
3. IAN GENTIL
4. AUSTIN VICENT
5. ANDREW NIEMANN
6. PIERRE GRAHAM

EXPLORER WOMENS
1.LEILA HURST
2. MALIA MANUEL
3. ALESSA QUIZON
4. LANI DOHERTY
5. TATIANA WESTON WEBB
6. ALYSSA WOOTEN

EXPLORER GIRLS
1. DAX MCGILL
2. BAILEY NAGY
3. KALLEE KREBS
4. KULIA DOHERTY
5. KIANA FORES
6. ALESSA QUIZON
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EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1. SHAUN WALSH
2. DENNIS WALSH

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