On the surface, Hawaii doesn’t seem like the ideal place to test-shred a really small surfboard design. Or perhaps it’s the perfect place? Introducing the G Skate: a fast, skatey and responsive ...

Compared to a lot of boardbuilding epicenters on the U.S. mainland, Maui's shaping society experienced a rather lengthier pubescence. It wasn't until the late 1960s, when Lightning Bolt shaper and ...

The art of playing in harmony with the ocean is something Native Hawaiians have done for centuries. It’s called surfing nowadays, but the ancient Hawaiians said he’e nalu, or “wave sliding.” It was ...

“The thing with the industry is that a lot of things have gone corporate,” said Eric Arakawa, the veteran surfboard shaper based on the North Shore of Oahu. “There are brands that lack authenticity or ...