HONOLULU - As
the Olympic games takes charge of the international sporting arena, Hawaii's
most famous Olympian and ambassador of Hawaii's greatest gifts to the world --
aloha and surfing -- is at the center of celebrations in his birthplace of
Waikiki: Duke Kahanamoku.
The Duke's OceanFest continued today with the
C4 Waterman/Honolua Surf Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) Surfing competition - a sport
Duke helped pioneer towards the end of his surfing days.
While the sport
first surfaced in Waikiki more than half a century ago, it took a second wave of
popularity for SUP to circle the globe and take center stage back where it all
began.
Today, reflecting the international appeal and dynamic growth of
SUP, the C4 Waterman/Honolua Surf event - part of Duke's annual birthday
celebrations, attracted a record field of 84 entries from as far afield as
Australia and Oregon for the opening day of competition
With more than twice the entries of last year's inaugural event, this year's
competition lineup expanded to include professional, amateur, women's and junior
division. Three rounds of competition were completed today at Queen's Beach,
Waikiki, determining the lineup for Saturday's finals:
Professional:
Brian Keaulana (Makaha), Noland Martin (Makaha), Noah Shimabukuro (Kula, Maui),
and female challenger Candice Appleby (Honolulu)
Amateur: Slater Trout
(Lahaina, Maui), Stuart Murray (Australia), Dennis Matos (Waipahu), Chris Martin
(Honolulu), Mike Mendez (Honolulu), Bill Ward (Haleiwa)
Women: Jennifer
Koki (Honolulu), Tiare Lawrence (Makaha), Heather Jeppesen (Honolulu), Candice
Appleby (Honolulu), Pinoi Makalena (Honolulu), Geodee Clark
(Honolulu)
Juniors: Kawika Kinimaka (Lahaina, Maui), Brendan Bradley
(Honolulu), Kai Lenny (Paia, Maui), Noah Yap (Kihei, Maui)
Stand-up
paddle surfing combines the elements of two traditional Hawaiian ocean sports:
canoe paddling's paddle, and longboarding's surfboard. Surfers paddle into waves
and ride, always in the standing position, and are scored on critical surfing
maneuvers.
Today's 2-3 foot, rolling surf at Queen's Beach was the stage
and many of the sport's top exponents put on a stellar display for the thousands
of tourists who are new to the sands of Waikiki and the sport of stand-up paddle
surfing.
A
portion of all proceeds generated through their events and on-site t-shirt sales
will go to support the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation.
Complete
results from today's competition follow below.
RESULTS: surfers listed from first place
in order of placings.
SUP Amateur Round
1: (Top 3 from each heat advance to semi-finals)
H1: Dennis Matos
(Waipahu), Slater Trout (Lahaina, Maui), Kepa Dwight (Kailua), Dwayne Akau
(Kailua), Nate Burgoyne, Noah Yap
H2: Brendan Bradley (Honolulu), Stuart
Murray (Australia), Sam Pae (Waianae), Bill Abraham (Kamuela, HI), Warrick Gray
(Lihue, Kauai), Mike Yuson (Makakilo)
H3: Taylor Savage (Lihue, Kauai), Tom
Holbrook (CA), Bill Ward (Haleiwa), Robert Stelick (Honolulu), Ryan Lager
(Honolulu), Dan Gravere (Oregon)
H4: Chris Martin (Honolulu), Scott Perez
(Haleiwa), Mike Mendez (Honolulu), Mike Fox (Haleiwa), Joshua Dang (Kaneohe),
Tanner Trout (Lahaina, Maui)
SUP Pro
Semi-Finals (Top 2 from each heat advance to final)
H1: Candice
Appleby (Honolulu), Brian Keaulana (Makaha), Kamu Auwae (Waianae), Duane DeSoto
(Makaha)
H2: Noland Martin (Makaha), Noah Shimabukuro (Kula, Maui), Titus
Kinimaka (Hanalei, Kauai), Atilla Jobbaygi (Honolulu)
SUP Amateur
Semi-Finals (Top 3 from each heat advance to final)
H1: Slater Trout
(Lahaina, Maui), Stuart Murray (Australia), Dennis Matos (Waipahu), Sam Pae
(Waianae), Kepa Dwight (Kailua), Brendan Bradley (Honolulu)
H2: Chris Martin
(Honolulu), Mike Mendez (Honolulu), Bill Ward (Haleiwa), Tom Holbrook
(California), Taylor Savage (Lihue, Kauai), Scott Perez (Haleiwa)
SUP Pro Quarter Finals (Top 2 from each heat
advance to semi finals)
H1: Brian Keaulana (Makaha), Kamu Auwae
(Waianae), Archie Kalepa (Maui), Todd Bradley (Honolulu)
H2: Duane DeSoto
(Makaha), Candice Appleby (Honolulu), Robin Johnston (Haleiwa), Greg Pavao
(Waianae)
H3: Noland Martin (Makaha), Noah Shimabukuro (Kula, Maui), Kalani
Vierra (Koloa, Kauai), Kawika Carvalho (Koloa, Kauai)
H4: Titus Kinimaka
(Hanalei, Kauai), Atilla Jobbaygi (Honolulu), Kaipo Guererro (Honolulu), John
Quisano (Kaneohe)
SUP Pro Round 1: (Top 2
from each heat advance to quarters)
H1: Kamu Auwae (Waianae), Archie
Kalepa (Maui), Tiare Lawrence (Makaha)
H2: Brian Keaulana (Makaha), Todd
Bradley (Honolulu), Liam Wilmott (Haleiwa), Walter Eric Haas (Haleiwa)
H3:
Robin Johnston (Haleiwa), Duane DeSoto (Makaha), Roland Galindo
(Honolulu)
H4: Greg Pavao (Waianae), Candice Appleby (Honolulu), Kimo Miranda
(Haleiwa)
H5: Kawika Carvalho (Koloa, Kauai), Noah Shimabukuro (Kula, Maui),
Warrick Gray
H6: Noland Martin (Makaha), Kalani Vierra (Koloa, Kauai), Dwayne
Akau (Kailua)
H7: Titus Kinimaka (Hanalei, Kauai), John Quisano (Kaneohe),
Bobby Cox (Hanalei, Kauai)
H8: Atilla Jobbaygi (Honolulu), Kaipo Guererro
(Honolulu), Mel Puu (Makaha), Bruce DeSoto (Makaha)
SUP Women's Semi-Finals (Top 3 from each heat advance
to final)
H1: Jennifer Koki (Honolulu), Tiare Lawrence (Makaha),
Heather Jeppesen (Honolulu), Nikki Gregg (Haleiwa), Catherine Lo
(Haleiwa)
H2: Candice Appleby (Honolulu), Pinoi Makalena (Honolulu), Geodee
Clark (Honolulu), Nancy Emerson (Waialua), Kim Iarossi
SUP Junior Semi-Finals (Top 3 from each heat advance
to final)
H1: Kawika Kinimaka (Lahaina, Maui), Brendan Bradley
(Honolulu), Connor Baxter (Pukalani, Maui), Tanner Trout (Lahaina, Maui)
H2:
Kai Lenny (Paia, Maui), Noah Yap (Kihei, Maui), Micah Liana (Honolulu), Slater
Trout (Lahaina, Maui)
To find out more about SUP
surfing, the best equipment on the market, and how to join the SUP wave wherever
you live, visit www.C4Waterman.com
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