Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Just another reminder! Limited Space for this contest...Please read the whole post!

Surfers and parents we will be holding our first contest May 23-24 on Oahu at Kewalos. All entries must be in the Nssa Mail Box by May 11th 2009... No surfing UP a DIVISION unless you ENDED the 2008/09 season in top 6 of the division you were surfing up! Also No FREE entries unless you received a GRANT/ NO ISLANDS ARE FREE. Please send in a copy of the Grant with the entry! You can use last years ENTRY FORM for the 1ST CONTEST that is going to be at KEWALOS! Right now we are working on the NEW Website. PS: Parents make sure you get the right Division for your child. (what there age is as of Jan. 1, 2010)! PLEASE TAKE NOTE LIMITED SPACE!!!! Surfers going back to the OLD TOUR! The way it was before!!

Please send entries to this Mailing Address

NSSA HAWAII
58-544 KAMEHAMEHA HWY
HALEIWA, HI. 96712

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

NSSA HAWAIIAN REGIONALS CHAMPIONSHIPS



NSSA HAWAII REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY RVCA
MARCH 21-23, 2009
KEWALO BASIN, OAHU, HI

Written by: Miko Parker



KEANU ASING TOOK COMMAND IN THE OPEN DIVISIONS.

The 2009 NSSA Hawaii Regional Championships kicked off on Saturday March 21 and ran through Monday, March 23 at Kewalo Basin. Hawaii’s top and up-and-coming surfers were on hand to battle for prestigious Regional titles and also to earn valuable 6-star ratings points towards qualification to the 2009 NSSA National Championships. Kewalos delivered three days of consistent good surf and great weather and the competitors took full advantage of the contestable conditions. Day one kicked off with the elite Open Mens competition. After plenty of heavy heats and tough competition, four of our most amazing surfers Keanu Asing, Kolohe Andino, Alex Smith and Lahiki Minamishin were left standing! But it was Keanu Asing who was in sensational form and came out on top to take the premier Open Men’s title and also nail the victory in Open Juniors. Keanu delivered a phenomenal performance in both finals posting perfect 10’s. Kolohe Andino made four finals taking the win in Explorer Boys while coming in a close second in Open Mens. Kolohe also made finals Open Juniors and Explorer Juniors.


ALESSA QUIZON SEWED UP HER SECOND STRAIGHT OPEN WOMENS REGIONAL TITLE.

In the Women’s categories, Alessa Quizon showed off her outstanding potential with solid maneuvers to clinch victories in both the Open Women’s and Explorer Girls. This was Alessa’s second consecutive Regional title in the Open Women’s. Two-time National Champion Leila Hurst ripped the Explorer Women’s final and looks to have an excellent shot at defending her Explorer Women’s title at the Nationals! It came as no surprise that Maui local Ian Gentil surfed his way into four finals claiming the Regional title in Open Boys. He also stepped up his game in the upper Explorer Boys age category with an impressive runner-up placing. Ian also placed 5th in the Open Juniors and 5th in the Explorer Menehuene finals! When the Open Mini Groms paddled out they immediately went to work pulling off moves to impress the judges! Dylan Lehmann posted 9’s in the final taking his first Regional Championship crown. Kaulana Apo battled hard with Dylan and came in a close second.



2-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION LEILA HURST TAKES THE EXPLORER.

After all of the fantastic surfing came to a close, the contest was followed up with a great championship banquet at The Hard Rock! NSSA Hawaii would like to express its thanks to all of the individuals who came out to support NSSA Hawaii surfers and present special awards. 1999 National Open Men’s Champion Fred Patacchia, Rory Parker, Rico Jimenez were on hand to present their awards. There were also lots of our former surfers who provided special awards such as Dustin Barca,Joel Centio, Danny Fuller, Mikey Bruneau and Flynn Novak who could not attend but conveyed meaningful messages to all of our Hawaii surfers.


NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FREDDY P & KEKOA CAZIMERO GIVING BACK!

A huge thank you and shout out of appreciation goes to 2006 National Open Men’s Champion Kekoa Cazimero and The Koa Tree Foundations for the largest grant ever bestowed to NSSA Hawaii. A huge congratulations goes to Kalani David on writing an amazing essay and winning the Koa’s Ultimate Experience. This grant includes two round trip tickets to the NSSA Nationals, two weeks paid hotel, rental car, custom board and most importantly four Disneyland tickets and two night stay at the Disneyland Hotel! Thank you to everyone for all of your love and support!


1ST ANNUAL KOA TREE FOUNDATION AWARD WINNER KALANI DAVID.

Mahalo to the supporters and sponsors of NSSA Hawaii: RVCA, Vans, Xcel, Koa Tree Foundation, Surfco, ASP HAWAII, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, Bubble Gum, Jason Nalu Bogle, Heavywater, Smith Optics, Kalani Robb, Honu Group, Guava Jelly, Honolua Surf Co., Surfing Magazine, WaveWatch.

The NSSA is a member of Surfing America, the ISA-recognized National Governing Body for Surfing in the United States.

NSSA HAWAII GRANTS
XCEL
Derek Cuevas
Barron Mamiya
Gavin Klein
Tyler McCoy
Liam McTigue
Andrew Niemann
James Thesken
Colin Valhuerdi
Cole Walter
Peirce Watumull

JASON NALU BOGLE
Ry Cowan
Mauhia Kinimaka
Dylan Kowalski
Elliott Leon
Theo Niarchas
Eli Olson
Shelby Schweitzer
Kylen Yamakawa
Kala Willard

FUN GRANTS
Jenny Chang’s Day at the beach
Alyssa Wooten

Hawaii Junior Surf Team
Vincent Starn

Aunty Mikos Award
Lianna Patey and Taoaatua Pou

THE BOYS GRANTS
Freddy P’s Golden Ticket
Barak Maor

Rory Parker Award
Kona Oliverira and Kahanu Delovio

Dustin Barca Award
Tabin Shamblin and Kaikea Elias

Rico Jimenez Award
Kaulana Apo

Danny Fuller Award
Dorian Blanchard

Mikey Bruneau Award
Elijah Gates

SURFBOARD AWARDS
The Jason Bogle HIC Custom Surfboard
Kaito Kino

Keanu Asing Surfboard
Josh Lindstedt

AIRLINE FLIGHT AWARDS
Alex, Travis, and Koa Smith Airline Flight Award
Kalen Galtes

Bamp Award
Noa Mizuno

Bubble Gum Wax Airline Flight Award
Tosh Peila and Chatson Barrett

THE KOA TREE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE
Kalani David


THE SCOREBOARD
2009 HAWAII REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
KEWALO BASIN, OAHU, HI
RESULTS

OPEN MENS
1.KEANU ASING
2.KOLOHE ANDINO
3.ALEX SMITH
4.LAHIKI MINAMISHIN

OPEN WOMEN
1.ALESSA QUIZON
2.MALIA MANUEL
3.LEILA HURST
4.NAGE MELAMAD

OPEN JUNIORS
1.KEANU ASING
2.EZEKIEL LAU
3.KAIMANA JAQUIAS
4.KOLOHE ANDINO
5.IAN GENTIL
6.KOA SMITH

OPEN BOYS
1.IAN GENTIL
2.JOSH MONIZ
3.LUCAS ANGULO
4.KAULANA APO
5.DORIAN BLANCHARD
6.IMAIKALANI DEVAULT

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

OPEN /EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1. JOSH LINDSTEDT

EXPLORER MENS
1. KIRON JABOUR
2. TANNER HENDRICKSON
3. DEREK WONG
4. KYLE GALTES
5. KEONI PERKINS
6. NICK FALBO

EXPLORER JUNIORS
1.TANNER HENDRICKSON
2.KAIMANA JAQUIAS
3.KOLOHE ANDINO
4.KEANU ASING
5.KIRON JABOUR
6.KYLEN YAMAKAWA

EXPLORER BOYS
1.KOLOHE ANDINO
2.IAN GENTIL
3.KALANI DAVID
4.KOA SMITH
5.ISAIAH MONIZ
6.LAHIKI MINAMISHIN

EXPLORER MENEHUENES
1.KALANI DAVID
2.DORIAN BLANCHARD
3.JOSH MONIZ
4.BENJI BRAND
5.IAN GENTIL
6.SETH MONIZ

EXPLORER WOMENS
1.LEILA HURST
2.ALESSA QUIZON
3.MALIA MANUEL
4.NAGE MELAMED
5.KELIA MONIZ
6.HANA HARRISON

EXPLORER GIRLS
1.ALESSA QUIZON
2.TATIANA WESTON WEBB
3.KALLEE KREBS
4.DAX MCGILL
5.KULIA DOHERTY
6.BAILEY NAGY

EXPLORER SENIORS/SUPER SENIORS
1.RAYMOND SHITO
2.GILBERT PEREA