MEMBER PROFILE
I t’s just unreal,” Haine recalls. “Your world— your life—could be in craziness, and you’re out there just floating on top of mother nature, using her energy to shoot you through the curl—through the waves.” Born and raised in Honolulu, Haine’s parents instilled a love of the ocean within him and his siblings at a young age, with surf taking precedence over everything. “If the waves were good, we didn’t have to do our chores,” he says smiling. “If the waves were good, I’m not playing volleyball, and I’m not canoe- ing—I’m out there surfing. That’s the best feeling in the world.” Thinking back on his childhood, Haine remem- bers entering a surf contest at Queen’s when he was 12 years old and getting second place. “I was so proud. I had this trophy that was as tall as myself, and my sister, Kisi, she got mad at me and broke the trophy,” he says, laughing. “I think I cried for days.” Today, the ocean is playful, and Haine is taking Kisi out for a birthday canoe ride. Having both grown up at the Club, it's just another precious memory etched into the fabric of this special place. In fact,
Haine became a member as soon as his parents could get him in at 12 years old. He aectionately remembers these early years as the “surf rat” days. “You get surf, a warm shower, and the snack bar,” Haine says with a smile. “And just cycle through that 10 times a day.” Fittingly, many of Haine’s fondest memories while growing up at the Club involve the perfect surf right out front. He also has some epic stories of dodging and redirecting flipping canoes during
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