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The Local Motion Ha- wai‘i SIS brings passion- ate people together — they made the most of whatever Mother Ocean delivers. It’s an important life lesson na- ture teaches us.
To that end, the World Championship Tour is in El Salvador for event No. 7 out of 11. It had not been able to start at the time of this writ- ing due to poor conditions but they’ve got a good forecast.
The shortboard boys ages 12-14 winners at the Local Motion Hawai‘i Surf Into Summer 2022 at Ala Moana Bowls are Gavin Fullmer (center, first place), Zavier Rodriguez (left, second place) and Konan Riddleberger (right, third place). PHOTO COURTESY LOCAL MOTION HAWAI‘I SURF INTO SUMMER
I’ll have the latest at surf- ups in the pro class lineups — newsnetwork.com. world ranked No. 3 John John There are a couple shake- Florence is out of the next
“This one really hurts to be honest. But there will always be unforeseen moments out of our control, just have to try and respond in the best way possible. Thank you for the
The first withdrawal was Hawai‘i’s very own Seth Moniz with an unspecified knee injury, so it’s a total of four amazing surfers. Yikes! We wish these phenoms a fast and full recovery.
Well, by the time you get this surf column in your hands, we will have seen a turnaround in the forecast. It looks like the south shores will score from June 17 all the way through most of June. Even the country was sched- uled to light up a little with two small swells June 17-20, just in time for the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year.
couple events due to his fourth knee injury since 2018. Ouch. It’s that MCL tear in his knee, again. The prodigy has not surfed an entire season since 2017 when he won his second world title. I’ll say it again: ouch. How many more titles would he have? My guess is two at least. Each season he starts off looking unstoppable, only to be stopped by injury. Godspeed to your full recov- ery, John.
support and messages the last few days,” he says.
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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
The Local Motion Hawai‘i Surf Into Summer had to contend with 2 feet maximum the entire weekend of June 11-12. Yet, hundreds of surf folks had plenty fun. Regardless of swell size, it’s just so good to have this con- test back on at Ala Moana Bowls. It’s fellowship. It’s en- ergy. It’s doing your best.
BY GARY KEWLEY
Hawai‘i Surfs Right On Into The Summer Season
Last, Kelly Slater and Ty- ler Wright also pulled out of the contest at Punta Roca righthander in El Salvador. That’s 15 world titles miss- ing. Slater cited a mystery injury, while Wright had post- COVID complications.
GQ droppin in 4 U!
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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