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HOME  EVENTS Event Reports PRESS RELEASE: Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series Scores Fun Queen’s
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PRESS RELEASE: Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series Scores Fun Queen’s |
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By: Reid Inouye
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
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 Kamu Auwae, winner of the pro division and point leader going into the next event. Photo: Kaz Sano
Contestants in the second event on the Steinlager
Shaka Longboard Series scored some fun three to foot faces at the Queen’s surf
break at Kuhio Beach amongst the thousands of tourist surrounding the shores of
Waikiki.
With the sun glistening through the off shore rights for the two
days of competition; it was “rippeable” Queen’s with perfect conditions.
Leading the charge in the longboard competition was Waianae’s Kamu Auwae as he
took down a field of 32 professional surfers to claim first and take the series
lead along with $1200.00 in prize money for his efforts.
Second place
went to another Waianae local in Duane DeSoto as the two battled for the lead in
several exchanges throughout the twenty-minute final.
 Duane DeSoto, runner-up in both pro and SUP final.
“It was all about going for two solid waves and I knew I had it during the final
(of the longboard), and kept a good pace knowing Duane (Desoto) was right
behind.” And added, “because I work during the week day and know I have to
conserve when it gets down to the semi-finals, surfing back to back like I did
at Sunset, I had to pick the right waves.”
Rounding the pro division,
runner-up Duane DeSoto took home $600.00 and Kekoa Auwae and Keegan Edwards
received $200.00 for third and fourth respectively.
In the standup paddle
division, it was almost a mirror final of the longboard, but the first three
finalists lost out to Waialua’s Ikaika Kalama in a heat that had Kalama, DeSoto
and Kamu Auwae going head to head in exchanging some very high scores throughout
the twenty-minute heat.
 Ikaika Kalama, styling to a first place SUP finish.
Second place went to Duane DeSoto with
brothers Kamu and Kekoa Auwae third and fourth.
In the amateur longboard divisions, Jackson Hollingsworth took the Menehune
crown, Nelson Ahina claimed first in the Junior Men and Daniel Stein won the
Senior Men.
 Megan Godinez, 1st, Junior Wahine
Results;
Pro
Division
Kamu Auwae, $1200.00
Duane DeSoto, $600.00
Kekoa
Auwae, $200.00
Keegan Edwards, $200.00
Standup Paddle
Open
Ikaika Kalama
Kamu Auwae
Duane DeSoto
Kekoa
Auwae
Menehune
Jackson Hollingsworth
Maika
DeSoto
Trevor Collins
Vanina Walsh
Junior
Men
Nelson Ahina
Kody Gedge
Cody Harada
Marc
Logan
Men
Dane McCallum
Keoni Duey
Daniel
Johnson
Daniel Teijiro
Masters
Shane
Hamamoto
Lucas Won
Paul McDonnell
Jared Katakura
Senior
Men
Daniel Stein
Alika Willis
Gino Bello
Kevin
Pascua
Grandmasters
Stephan Katayama
Lance
Ohata
Bob Kim
Jim Gartland
Legends
Soyu
Kawamoto
Arnold Lum
George Matsuda
Junior Wahine
Megan Godinez
Tracy Pruse
Vanina Walsh
Jodie
Clark
Wahine
Leah Dawson
Akoi Pada
Chie
Matsuoka
Kim Miyashiro
Senior Wahine
Susan
Nishida
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