July 24, 2008 - At 18 years of age, Alana Blanchard is a surf industry sponsor’s dream: a fearless competitor with model good looks. As a rookie on the ASP Women’s World Qualifying Series (WQS), Alana is currently ranked #5 and making a serious charge at her dream of qualifying for the World Championship Tour.

By Beau Flemister

Several years ago, an independent film was showing at the now closed Varsity Twins Theater in town called What the Bleep Do We Know? It’s an insightful documentary, sort of a Quantum Physics 101 for the movie-going masses. Of the many speakers it featured and followed throughout the film, a scientist by the name of Dr. Masaru Emoto shared some interesting (and even considered controversial) scientific findings. He was conducting experiments with water. Well, actually frozen water.

By Noa Myers

Joel Centeio has long been toted as one of the best young pro surfers in Hawai‘i, backing up such claims with multiple podium appearances from Kewalo Basin to California with graceful power punctuated by huge airs. Since Joel won the Xcel Sunset Pro a few months back, we think it’s high time he deserves some extra elbowroom beyond his Vertra ad or even a gallery spread. He’s earned the cover.

What makes a classic surf image? A snippet of the past, a stylish surfer drawing a clean line, a hollow empty wave, a unique or unusual perspective or capturing the personality of the subject. These types of images all have potential, but the real classics are the images that—recent or of late—capture an emotion, a feeling, movement, and transport the viewer to a state of reminiscence and reflection.

A man and his camera

By Chelsea Johns

Through Allen Mozo’s lens, one experiences stunning seascapes, the hydrodynamic skills of watermen caught at the height of action and wildlife in uninterrupted tranquility. Behind the lens, however, is a man who not only overcame paralysis as a teenager after a skateboarding accident left him with a broken neck, but also endured the early passing of his best friend, younger brother and fellow photographer, Jon Mozo. Despite these tragic incidents, or perhaps because of them, Mozo has a definitive love of life, concern for the people around him and appreciation of the simple beauties of nature.

Canvas Surfer

The existential, fluid feeling surfers pursue has been captured in the art of a sandy-blonde surfer girl named Heather Brown. The Chinatown Boardroom hosted her most recent art opening on Tuesday, April 29, coming on the heels of her artistic domination of the Kōkua Festival’s signage and merchandise.