Thursday, October 15, 2009 | Written by Miko Parker
NSSA HAWAII CONFERENCE
OPEN AND EXPLORER EVENT #5
SUNSET BEACH, OAHU, HAWAII
OCTOBER 10-11, 2009
CONDITIONS: Bombing 5-7 foot surf…Hawaiian style!
By: Miko Parker
OPEN JUNIORS FINALISTS
Kylen Yamakawa, Cole Yamakawa, Keala Naihe, Dylan Aoki Walsh, Makai McNamara
The NSSA Hawaii event #5 went off at Sunset Beach on October 10-11 and we scored pumping 5-7 foot surf Hawaiian scale! The waves were great, the surfing was awesome and the 25 minute finals for the Open divisions gave the kids a chance to charge a little longer and a little harder. The young girls were ripping in the massive surf. We saw 11-year-old Mahina Maeda take control of the Explorer Women’s final and take a huge victory! Mahina won the “Pull In Award” which is awarded to the outstanding female and male surfer of the contest. Another inspiring performance was delivered by 13-year-old Bailey Nagy who made all three of her finals. The Men’s competitors were charging. Kylen Yamakawa, who took a fifth in the Open Men’s final won the “Pull In Award” for the guys. Elliott Leon nailed his first win of the season in the Explorer Juniors win. Makai McNamara took his first win in the Open Juniors with a near perfection 9.5 ride. He also put on an impressive performance in the highly competitive Open Men’s division taking sixth in the final. Tanner Hendrickson and Koa Smith were also awarded excellent 9.5 scores in the Open Mens division. Tanner has been unstoppable this season taking both the Open and Explorer Men’s wins in this contest. He has won three straight in the Open Men’s, two straight in Explorer Men’s and has six total victories this year. He will definitely be one of the hottest contenders for the National title in 2010. The Open Boys and Mini Groms were killing it too with Seth Moniz winning the Boys for his fifth win of the season and Cody Young taking his first win of the year with an outstanding performance in the Mini Groms. We were so proud how hard everyone of them charged!!!
OPEN WOMENS FINALISTS
Tatiana Weston Webb, Bailey Nagy, Nage Melamed, Alessa Quizon, Erika Steiner, Leila Hurst
Along with the great surf we also got to give out our membership shirts to the kids. RVCA made some rocking t-shirts for the kids and they wore them all weekend. Thanks to RVCA for all of the support and the membership t-shirts...everyone wanted one!!!
NSSA Hawaii thanks our 2009-10 season sponsors: RVCA, Vans, Xcel, Koa Tree Foundation, Bubble Gum, Surf Co, Jason Nalu Bogle, Wahoos Fish Tacos, Kalani Robb, Aloha Kine.
PULL IN AWARD WINNERS MAHINA MAEDA AND KYLEN YAMAKAWA
THE SCOREBOARD
RESULTS NSSA HAWAII EVENT #5
SUNSET BEACH, OAHU, HAWAII
OPEN DIVISIONS
OPEN MENS
1. Tanner Hendrickson
2. Matty Costa
3. Koa Smith
4. Kyle Galtes
5. Kylen Yamakawa
6. Makai McNamara
OPEN JUNIORS
1. Makai McNamara
2. Keala Naihe
3. Kaito Kino
4. Isaiah Moniz
5. Dylan Aoki Walsh
6. Cole Yamakawa
OPEN BOYS
1. Seth Moniz
2. Kalani David
3. Imaikalani Devault
4. Lucas Angulo
5. Kaunaloa Ng
6. Hunter Johnson
OPEN MINI GROMS
1. Cody Young
2. Kaunaloa Ng
3. Barron Mamiya
4. Wyatt McHale
5. Noah Beschen
6. Honolua Blomfield
OPEN WOMENS
1. Leila Hurst
2. Alessa Quizon
3. Erika Steiner
4. Nage Melamed
5. Bailey Nagy
6. Tatiana Weston Webb
OPEN LONGBOARD
1. Justin Ringsby
2. Shelby Schweitzer
EXPLORER DIVISIONS
EXPLORER MENS
1. Tanner Hendrickson
2. Matty Costa
3. Keanu Asing
4. Kyle Galtes
5. Kaimana Jaquias
6. Evyn Tyndzik
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. Elliott Leon
2. Keanu Asing
3. Kaito Kino
4. Kylen Yamakawa
5. Ian Gentil
6. Matty Costa
EXPLORER BOYS
1. Ian Gentil
2. Ka'oli Kahokuloa
3. Eala Stewart
4. Lahiki Minamishin
5. Kalen Galtes
6. Austin Vicente
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1. Kalani David
2. Seth Moniz
3. Noa Mizuno
4. Hunter Johnson
5. Lucas Angulo
6. Imaikalani Devault
EXPLORER WOMENS
1. Mahina Maeda
2. Alisha Gonsalves
3. Bailey Nagy
4. Leila Hurst
5. alessa Quizon
6. Erika Steiner
EXPLORER GIRLS
1. Tatiana Weston Webb
2. Cayla Moore
3. Shania Weiss
4. Mahina Maeda
5. Bailey Nagy
6. Honolua Blomfield
