Ama_July_Aug 2022

OCC ON THE WATER

SURFJAM 2022 A«er a two-year hia›s due to COVID-19, the 2022 Surf Jam was held in person. Eager par‡ci- pants paddled out through the Kapua Channel to catch a wave. Prior to the pandemic, Surf Commi”ee Chair Brendan Brad- ley and a team of dedicated volunteers tweaked the holding period of the contest so it could happen during a me when the cond¦ons were more consistent. “Running and coordinat- ing an event is hard as is, but running one around the na¨ral element of swells can be even more tricky as the summer swells can be so fickle and hard to predict,” said Brendan. Luckily this year, cond¦ons were close to ideal.

2022 Winners Kayak/Surfski 1. Chuck Hill 2. Randall Carpenter 3. John Bustare U-14 Mehehune 1. Toa Pere 2. Jaxson Butler 3. Hanna Hemmings Boys 15-18 1. Kaoi Blaisdell-Higa 2. Keau Thompson 3. Brody Badham Open Women 1. Malia Eversole 2. Terri Needels 3. Kaili Chun Open Men 1. Sam Owen 2. Brendan Bradley 3. Jimmy Ausn Wise Men 40-59 1. Dolan Eversole 2. Ma”hew White 3. Cory Nakamura

Kupuna 60+ 1. Peter Balding 2. Sco” Del Rey 3. Randy Shibuya Tandem 1. Emalia & Jimmy Ausn 2. Kelly Graf & Kayla Moore 3. Toa Pere & Jaxson Butler So ¢ Top 1. Kaoi Blasidell-Higa 2. Malia Mizuno 3. Deisroth Harrison Canoe 1. Team Beach Services 2. Jimmy Ausn and Crew 3. Marc Haine and Crew

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