Local motion ala moana9/18/2023 ![]() "Just seeing the effort that WSL has put in to longboarding in the past few years is super exciting. "Under shoulder high, Bowls is one of the best longboard waves on the south shore so I'm stoked to have a competition at such a sick spot," said Sallas. Also, 2022 Surfing For Hope Longboard Classic victors Sophia Culhane, who also claimed runner-up at the Malibu Longboard Championships, and Kai Sallas bring their style to the dreamy reef break of Ala Moana Bowls. ![]() ![]() Some of the world's best including 2022 World Title Runner-Ups Kelis Kaleopaa and Kaniela Stewart. Longboard athletes will be looking to earn a place on the 2023 World Longboard Tour, a global series culminating in the Malibu World Longboard Championships in October. It's really cool they're sponsoring this event because any time I think of an event at Ala Moana, I think of Local Motion." Kai Sallas headlines some of the world's best longboarders in attendance near home. It was always super fun and they always gave fun prizes (laughs). The first time I did the Surf Into Summer event, I was probably 11 and I did it every year. "That's where my grandpa grew up surfing too, so it's even more special for me and I'm really stoked it's back at Bowls again. "It's definitely fun when you're the defending champ and I want to win again, it's one of my favorite spots," said Jones Wong. Also making their fresh start to the QS season, 2022/23 Hawaii/Tahiti Nui Regional QS Champion Jackson Bunch joins the likes of regional standouts Puamakamae DeSoto, Eweleiula Wong, Zoe McDougall, Finn McGill, Brodi Sale, and more, respectively. Reigning event winner, and 2022/23 Hawaii/Tahiti Nui Regional QS Champion Moana Jones Wong returns to defend her title alongside defending event winner Eli Hanneman. Hawaii/Tahiti Nui's emerging and proven QS athletes will kick off their campaigns toward qualification for the 2024 Challenger Series, the global gateway to the Championship Tour (CT). Reigning Ala Moana Bowls victor Moana Jones Wong is back alongside Hawaii/Tahiti Nui's best to defend her title and kickoff the new QS season. "We aim to support all surfers and we believe that WSL is the best organization to achieve that with and hope to continue this partnership in future years to come." ![]() "After returning in 2022, we are thrilled to be partnering with WSL again for the 2023 Surf into Summer surf contest," said Yusuke Takasaki, Local Motion Chief Operating Officer. "Their longstanding support for local amateur surfers is invaluable, and with a reinvigorated commitment to professional competition - including longboard - we're looking forward to what will be an incredible showcase for all of the talent right here in Hawaii." "We're so excited to be partnering with Local Motion once again," said Robin Erb, WSL North America/Hawaii Regional Director. The beloved local contest will be the first event of the 2023/24 Hawaii/Tahiti Nui QS season, and will also be the first time that the event includes professional longboard competition. Video: Kalani Minihan / Mike ChlalaĪ South Shore tradition since 1985, Surf Into Summer returns as a WSL Regional QS 1,000 event after a six-year hiatus, following the return of QS competition to Ala Moana Bowls in 2022. The iconic venue plays host to the highly-anticipated return of Local Motion Surf Into Summer Qualifying Series action June 12 - 19. ![]()
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