They’re Here: 2009 Surf into Summer
Local Motion’s Surf Into Summer has been around a long time, decades, and has seen
its share of good surf and gutless crap roll in to Ala Moana Bowls. This year seems to fall somewhere in the middle, with onshore conditions shredding two-foot south swell and everyone under sixteen completely loving it.
A never-ending low tide kept competitors busy guessing if they should sit outside to nab the elusive set that might or might not close out, or sit on the small, inside corner of the reef. Either way, all three days saw oil slick, glassy conditions till around 10 a.m., when sea breezes would kick in and crumble things up for the rest of the day.
Due to a conflicting NSSA event at Kewalo Basin, the crowd was more subdued than usual along Magic Island’s vantage point, but a handful of groms and their families were bouncing back and forth between both events. Keanu Asing felt the pinch as he had a heat in each event running simultaneously. Not one to be counted out, he produced his golden ticket and with minutes left in his NSSA heat, water patrol showed up on a PWC and whisked him away to Bowls, where he had three minutes left in his first round Junior Mens heat. A set came right to him and he ripped it to shreds, scoring enough to squeak through the heat on one wave score.
In the Menehune division, Seth Moniz took top honors with cat-like snaps and crisp driving turns on his two high-scoring rides. In the Boys division, Kaito Kino made things look easy with smooth vertical drives. In the hotly contested Junior Mens division, Sheldon Paishon edged out Keanu Asing by the slimmest of margins. Billy Choi took out a field of talented Mens finalists while Mahina Maeda took home the Girls division crown. —Kevin Whitton
Local Motion Surf Into Summer Presented by …Lost and Skull Candy Results:
Shortboard
Menehune: 1. Seth Moniz 2. Kalani David 3. Kaulana Apo 4. Noa Mizuno 5. Mo Freitas 6. Devin Bruggemann
Boys: 1. Kaito Kino 2. Landon McNamara 3. Austin Vicente 4. Cole Yamakawa 5. Eala Stewart 6. Makai McNamara
Junior Men: 1. Sheldon Paishon 2. Keanu Asing 3. Ha'a Aikau 4. Kainoa Haas 5. Matty Costa 6. Micah Moniz
Men: 1. Billy Choi 2. Peyton Chidester 3. John Michael Turner 4. Kapu Ping 5. Derek Wong 6. Atsushi Fujimura
Masters: 1. Hoptong Smith 2. Evan Valiere 3. Derek Lyons Wolfe 4. Scott Shimoda 5. Thomas Spear 6. Chad Holcomb
Senior Men: 1. Edrick Baldwin 2. Chet Moleta 3. Robert Howard 4. Richard Tom 5. Guy Chang 6. Mike Akima
Girls: 1. Mahina Maeda 2. Sista Moniz. 3. Alisha Gonsalves 4. Dax McGill 5. Kaili Rodman
Women: 1. Hana Harrison 2. Missy Valdez 3. Shea Hodges 4. Gabi Cope 5. Stephanie Lay 6. Stephanie Da Silva
Industry: 1. George Kemper 2. Love Hodel 3. Kaiea Kaulukukui 4. Jeannie Chesser 5. Maki Yamamoto 6. Keith Umeda
LONGBOARD
Women: 1. Angela Vernon 2. Heather Faustin 3. Kawehi Whitford 4. Ashley Ahina 5. Stacia Ahina 6. Jodi Cole
Men: 1. Nainoa Ciotti 2. Nelson Ahina 3. Erik Funakoshi 4. Waiakea Winchester 5. La'akea Davis 6. Hunter Lewis
BODYBOARDING
Men: 1. Jason Oh 2. Daniel Dorn 3. Davin Alexander 4. Alan Lamphere 5. Justin Uehara 6. Daniel Zimbra
Junior Men: 1. Trevor Kam 2. Keanu Cazimero 3. Sheldon Libres 4. Kawena Akiona
