Surfboard Factory Hawaii is the exclusive surfboard licensee for Hawaiian Island Creations and produces the best quality stock and custom HIC surfboards with the latest designs and technology to enhance your surfing experience. Bob McTavish and the '48 Holden (1966). These boards, although made by talented craftsmen, should be banned from the marketplace, because he only profits from the sale of the sticker, and has absolutely nothing to do with the design, manufacture, or integrity of the brand! Six shapers who were given the task of replicating a legendary surfboard created by long-time craftsman, Bill "Holmesy" Holmes, at the 2023 Surf Expo in Orlando. If you happen to know its whereabouts Id be forever grateful. Privacy Policy. If you got it going, keep paddling, he says. Featured Shaper: Sharp Eye! Laura Blears was so excited about jumping into the ocean when her family moved from Los Angeles to Waikk in the mid-1950s that she boarded the airplane wearing her bathing suit beneath her dress so she wouldnt waste any time changing upon arrival. Blears comes from a surfing family. In 1971, Stephen and Jimmy Tsukayama, opened a small surf shop on Uluniu Street in Kailua Town on Oahu's Windward coast - and Hawaiian Island Creations was born. Current Surf Report for Oahu South Shore Surfline Surf Reports Current Surf Report for Oahu North Shore Surfline Surf Reports No responses yet Pyzel Surfboards. She also posed in her bikini holding San Miguel beer for promotional posters that turned up in liquor stores and bars around the country. Thirty years ago, Blears would happily go head to head with the boys there. In the 1970s, Laura Blears achieved a level of pop-culture stardom of her own. Glen Minami, owner and head shaper sold the big name to someone, forgot who. Sutherland is one of the rare North Shore surf stars of the 1960s who is not only still around, but who is holding his own on 15-foot days. And all he does to stay fit is surf, work, stretch a little and maybe go for an occasional hike with his girlfriend, he says. E: kai@hawaiisurffactory.com, Click here to learn more about ordering your custom surfboard. //
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