Press Release

MONDAY STEINLAGER SHAKA SERIES PRESS RECAP

Aug, 2, 2004

Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series Event #3

Nalu Hawaiian Spirit Completed At Kewalo Basin in Good Fun Surf

Honolulu, Hawaii—The third event of the Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series was completed in good fun waves at the Kewalo Basin fish house this past weekend as 140 hardcore longboard surfers took over the left break with some style and aggressive maneuvering. Nineteen divisions including the local pro's brought traditional surfing to new heights as the difficult shifty break took on different conditions throughout the competition.

In the Shaka Pro division on Saturday, rising star Ned Snow from Honolulu, Hawaii, won his very first professional event. The strategy of getting waves early on in the 30-minute final had the 19-year-old, who just returned from Biarritz, France for the world championships (in which he finished 38th overall), getting three solid waves with Kai Sallas, Kapono Nahina and Kekoa Uemura playing catch up. Uemura, the runner up to Joel Tudor in the recent championship, had a good run and got close but couldn't back up his high score as the bigger consistent sets disappeared during the second half of the final as Uemura settled for another runner-up placing. Sallas, coming off a win in the China Uemura Classic at Queen's the previous week, ended third and Nahina, who couldn't get his rhythm going finished fourth.

In the Sunday amateur portion of the event, Kapahulu resident Jordan Hart made his third straight first-place finish in the men's final and built his point ratings lead over the 19-24 age category competitors. In the Super Legends, the first ten point ride ever recorded in the Steinlager Shaka Series by a legend, took home bacon for Koapaka "Hurricane Bob" Brown as he waxed the other competitors including legendary Rabbit Kekai. In the overall Iron Man award, Jamie Ballenger from Hawaiianwatershots.com won his second award with the highest point total in three divisions, (Senior Masters, High Makamaka and You Somebody).

A big mahalo goes out to Yuta Yasuhara and the Nalu Hawaiian Spirit crew for doing the bar-B cookout which included the Teri burgers and hot dogs and to Sobe for providing the human fluid consumption and energy drinks.

The next event on the Steinlager Shaka calendar is August 21, 22 for the Ocean Club Cheater Five Classic at the Ala Moana Bowl.

Schedule

May 15-16 Hawaiian South Shore Classic Kuhio Beach

June 19-20 HIC/Faith Riding Classic Tennis Courts

July 31-Aug. 1 Nalu Hawaiian Spirit Open Kewalo Basin

August 21-22 Ocean Club Cheater Five Classic Ala Moana Bowl

Sept .11-12 Ocean Club Pro-Am Kuhio Beach

Results

Shaka Pros

1. Ned Snow, $600.

2. Kekoa Uemura, $300.

3. Kai Sallas, $250.

4. Kapono Nahina, $200.

5 (tie), Bonga Perkins and Joey Valentin, $150.

7 (tie), Keoki Saguibo and Scotty Fong Jr., $100.

Menehune

Micah Miguel

Micah Moniz

Brandon Kuakini

Cassiday Kuakini

Isaiah Moniz

Kyle Roach

Boys

Geoff Wong

Kaimana Beauford

Genki Kino

Kaleo Cajigal

Haruki Omura

Emmerrick Ishikawa

Men

Jordan Hart

Fritz Belmoro

Nainoa Cotti

Kama Clark

Ian Soutar

Jeremiah Woznick

Masters

Barry Tantog

Kekaula Campbell

Kaliko Keahilehau

Len Barrow

Wil Yamamoto

Lucas Won

Senior Men

Gary Sanega

Makani McDonald

Jon Okamura

David Carvahlo

Keoki Pfaeltzer

Kaleo Kealoha

Senior Masters

Calvin Maeda

Rodney Nakasato

Jamie Ballenger

Bob Kim

Layton Sun

Kim McKeague

Legends

Soyu Kawamoto

Phil Wilson

Super Legends

Koapaka Brown

Malcolm Ing

Tom Bionde

Rabbit Kekai

Teeny Wahine

Tracy Pruse

Megan Godinez

Kiana Kaiwi

Kawehi Whitford

Casey Nuesca

Junior Wahine

Amy Lawson

Sayuri Hashimoto

Geodee Clark

Marissa Matsusaka

Taylor Haines

Erin Godinez

Wahine

Mimi Horiuchi

Tara Coleman Rillamus

Dawn Caneda

Che Kato

Wahine Masters

Pinoi Makalena

Lee Barraclough

Dawn Chang

Soul

Jon Okamura

Bob Kim

Lance Ohata

Jesse Bowman

Kaleo Kealoha

Rodney Nakasato

Relic

David Banquil

John Quisano

Ed Cua

Peter Vinci

Toru Yamaguchi

Jason Foster

High Makamaka

Tom Chin Ming

David Carvahlo

Dennis Martos

Jamie Ballenger

Mike Smith

Rodney Nakasato

You Somebody

Tom Chun Ming

Makani McDonald

Jamie Ballenger

Lance Ohata

Neal Miyake

Bear Woznick

Novice Men

Jason Miyamura

Joe Kaiwi

Judah Oshner

Dennis Martos

Andrew Sumera

Dennis Markunas

Novice Wahine

Shayna Dorris

Lacey Naganuma

Kelly Lewis

Lesley Jantz

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