![]() ![]() One of the South Shore’s own Kaulana Apo dismantled his debut with an excellent 16.17 heat total and then continued that form alongside top-seeded competitors Luke Tema (HAW) and Robert Grilho III (HAW) in the Round of 64. Pictured: Kaulana Apo (HAW) put on a high-performance showcase in his debut, and backed it up with a Round of 64 win. This wave makes me feel at home growing up on lefthand reefs and it makes a big difference to have a QS on such a world-class wave.” ![]() “I just have to stay focused on my game and keep working on what I’ve been doing since Rangiroa. “I have some confidence just from training so hard and being on the Challenger Series going against guys, and trying to qualify, but the level of surfing here is so good as well,” said Braye. Now, Braye brings that confidence and what he’s learned to some of Hawaii/Tahiti Nui’s top-tier competitors, looking to stay busy in the jersey on his way back to Tahiti. The Tahitian competes out of the European region, but finished the Hawaii/Tahiti Nui season right at home with a runner-up in Rangiroa before taking to the Challenger Series. Credit : © WSL / Heffīut, it was Mihimana Braye (PYF) (shown above) who put on an incredible showing, utilizing his dynamic forehand to post a dominant 16.70 heat total. Pictured: Mihimana Braye (PYF) turned it on in his debut to set himself up for a Round of 64 battle. It’s super fun, I’m not trying to qualify or anything, just enjoying time with my family and wanting to show my girls that dad can still surf (laughs).” ![]() “I played the game and saw that wave come, and just darted wide and found myself in a perfect little barrel that let me out to do a bunch of fun turns. “We were all pretty deep and they ended up boxing each other out being too deep, and I was kind of thinking if a big set came it would come wide,” said Zietz. A battle for the advancing spot ensued with Cazimero earning his way alongside Zietz into the Round of 32 after a last-minute exchange with Moniz. The clash didn’t disappoint with a near-perfect, barrel-to-multiple backhand blows from Zietz as he posted the event’s top single-wave score of a 9.83 (out of a possible 10) and heat total, a near-perfect 18.00 (out of a possible 20). Hawaii/Tahiti Nui’s top regional competitors started their 2023/24 QS season today in two-to-three foot, clean swell pulsing into Ala Moana Bowls’ pristine lineup.Ī dream day at Ala Moana Bowls ended with a clash of top-tier talents featuring former Championship Tour (CT) standout Sebastian Zietz (HAW) (shown above), Challenger Series contender Josh Moniz (HAW), regional threat Kekoa Cazimero (HAW), and Round of 96 victor Eala Stewart (HAW). Credit : © WSL / HeffĪLA MOANA BOWLS, Oahu, Hawaii (Tuesday, June 13, 2023) – A full display of high-performance surfing took center stage at the Local Motion Surf Into Summer At Home In The Hawaiian Islands, a Qualifying Series (QS) 1,000 and Longboard Regional Qualifying Series (LQS) 1,000, following opening day’s masterful longboard showings from the region’s top competitors. Pictured front page: Former Championship Tour (CT) competitor Sebastian Zietz (HAW) honed into his world-class abilities.
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