this contest was probably the best HIO i’ve ever seen. the waves were huge, and the competition was fierce. wanted to congratulate jason shibata and all the haleiwa boys that made it such an awesome event….
nick mita, wade tokoro, and shuji kasuya. 3 good surfers and 3 cool people!!!
total japanese domination in the women’s final lead by winner sayuri hashimoto!
nick-san and aoyama-san! 2 japanese big wave legends….
matty costa and ezekial lau going wave for wave with matty winning with a 10 point ride…
the japan mens final was the best final i’ve seen in a while. solid 8′ sets with great surfing by all finalists. jun jo and shinpei horiguchi exchanging barrels with shinpei coming out on top!
want to congratulate all the competitors on such a great job in big conditions. more photos and video on the way. go-naminori!!!
**oh, vol. 4 is under construction. one of the water pipes broke. be back up soon….
