the waves were absolutely perfect yesterday! i couldn’t believe how many empty unridden waves i saw barrel flawlessly. welcome to perfect ala moana bowls!
Local Motion Maki Yamamoto always enjoying every wave.
super stoked to see Sara Wakita making the finals!
such a cute girl and great surfer. i’m sure her dad Wakita is proud of her.
and another Wakita, Taichi. following in his dad’s footsteps. i can’t wait to see this kid charging 15′ pipeline!
Angela Vernon in the finals! i can’t believe this girl just started to shortboard a few years ago and is surfing so good!
as a photographer, these are the split second moments i like to capture. doing the bottom turn, coming up to the top for an off the lip, sprays coming off the tail, determination, nice colors, totally focused, and beautiful diamond head in the background. one of my best shots of the day.
the final could have gone either way, Isaiah or Seth as winners. the scores must have been really close as both kids were unstoppable. Isaiah Moniz on top of his game!
Seth Moniz is the youngest of the 5 Moniz kids. through the years, i’ve seen him get pushed around, seen him always in back of the line, and seen him always get the short end of the stick. not in a bad way, but in a natural way of growing up as the youngest. i use to tell my friends that Seth is going to be the most fierce competitor of the family. now the time has come. this kid doesn’t want to be last anymore, he wants to be first in everything he does. the little kid taking down the bigger kids fair and square. i love it! congratulations to everybody who entered the contest. you guys and girls are all winners!
