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• Honolulu Advertiser • 8/16/08 Press Release • 8/1/08 Press release • KGMB 9 Fundraiser clip •
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CARISSA
MOORE, PRINCESS OF KEWALO BASIN , SWEEPS
SEA HAWAII PRO-AM presented by ONE LOVE SURFSHOP
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" One
Love Surf Shop presents
The Sea Hawaii Girls Who Surf Pro-Am"
$5,000.00 ASP Women's Pro Jr., Open & Amateur
August 16-17, 2008, Kewalo Basin Park, Oahu,
Hawaii
SOUTH SWELL DELIVERS, BIG SMILES, EPIC
SURF
PRINCESS OF KEWALOS CARISSA MOORE SWEEPS PRO DIVISIONS
Sunday August 17, 2008, Oahu, Hawaii
Final Press
Hawaii is the place to be! Sponsor Sea Hawaii Apparel
Company and Eco tour group has the perfect name. You had to
see it to believe it! The girls scored two perfect days of
surf at Kewalo Basin. Girls Rule! Surf ranged in the 2-5
foot range all weekend and proved that Hawaii is the place
to have contests! Sunny skies, big smiles and big moves from
even the amateur divisions were the standard all weekend.
Sunday started out with Pro longboarding and the show was
on. Radical off the lips and smooth nose riding in
combination scored high. Stand outs early were Candice
Appleby and Crystal Dzigas both local Queens Beach girls.
Dzigas was going for the largest sets and pulling straight
up tops turns and long nose rides on her longboard. When
Semis rolled around Jr. Women winner Carissa Moore worked
through the burn in her legs to score big. Moore entered
three divisions in marathon manner after all Kewalos is her
home training ground. Carissa Moore after winning the ASP
Women's Jr Pro Saturday won all three divisions she entered
today, a total sweep of shortboarding, longboarding and the
first ever FLHI Girlz Trick competition. Alessa Quizon was
not far behind in scoring, just short one turn on the
inside.
Kewalos proved to be a great place for a girl gathering
with spectacular surfing and awesome vibes! "We had two back
to back swells with great conditions. We want to step it up
every year. Just to be able to have a contest here is great.
We had wonderful volunteers and the park is cleaner than
when we came ", said Cherry Fu, Contest Co-Director. " Oh
yeah, it's absolutely fly. This contest is just what the
girls need to get things going, pro and amateurs combining
in state of the art competition", exclaimed Betty Depolito,
Co-Director. "FlHI Girlz TV is so proud to be able to show
case the coming together of an all girl event. I think it is
the best way to display Women's surfing!" FLHI Girlz TV on
OC16 sponsored the first ever "trick" competition for Women
which Moore won on a tail slide almost 360. Quizon took
second with a tube ride scoring big! Again Quizon was just
short of winning the heat.
In the first final of the day stand-up surfers took
their paddles to some big sets getting the full
body work-out stand up is good for. Late take offs put the
Women in the pit and wipeouts
happened but prevailing was Candice Appleby who scored
consistently using her paddle to mark her turns and claiming
top honors. Longboarders have come a long way and the
four-woman final was super competitive. Waves were still
pumping and wave selection a bit more critical as big sets
closed out part of the section then reforming the wave.
Moore was successful by great wave selection and tight
inside turns winning the heat decisively. The Amateur
shortboard division was claimed by Big Island surfer Shrutti
Greenwood who claimed the final on her last wave ridden an
average 8.5. Greenwood took home a surfboard by Jan as a
prize. Congrats to her and amateur Longboard winner Ashely
Ahina won also scored a surfboard! Bodyboarder Cristina
Delima followed suit for the two-day event scoring above an
8.0 average to take that final. Above average scores was the
call the entire contest. Judges were kept busy with heats of
9 and 10 waves ridden, what a weekend! Tons of prizes were
given out and a special thanks goes out to presenting
sponsor
One Love Surf Shop in Haleiwa who provided custom made
Silver Sunrise Shell necklaces to the girls!
Sunday Results: Stand-Up/ Candice Appleby, Jennifer Koki,
Kaili Rodman, Kawehi Whitford, Heather Jeppesen
Pro Longboard/ Carissa Moore, Leah Dawson, Crystal Dzigas,
Miku Uemura
Amateur Longboard/ Ashely Ahina, Kaili Rodman, Jodi Cole,
Izumi Baldwin, Caitlin Owen, Jaclyn Cuben
Shortboard / Carissa Moore, Aleesa Quizon, Hana Harrison,
Nage Melamed
Amateur Bodyboard/ Cristina DeLima , Emi Yamanoshita, Jade
Robles, Alisa Huber, Sarina Shibata, Leah Huber
Amateur Short Board/ Shrutti Greenwood, Kaili Rodman,
Stephanie Lay, Courtney Miller, Rachel Owen, Sarina Shibata
FlHI Girlz Trick/ Carissa Moore, Aleesa Quizon, Hana
Harrison, Kaili Rodman, Crystal Dzigas, Angela Huber
Saturday Results:
ASP Jr. Women/ Carissa Moore, Aleesa Quizon, Naje Melamed,
Alana Blanchard
Novice/Leinaala Hall, Mah Samantha, Kayla Flores
SeaHawaii,
www.seahawaii.com, a local water sports apparel company
is the proud sponsor. "As a company founded in Hawaii,
locally owned and operated SeaHawaii is particularly
privileged to support our women athletes who have
contributed so much to this sport over the years" stated Joe
Pickard, owner of SeaHawaii. "The goal of SeaHawaii, a
native Hawaiian owned company, is to bring awareness to the
drastic ecological changes occurring in our oceans. We are
excited to be a part of this year's event. Presenting the
contest is One Love Surf Shop located in Haleiwa Hawaii. "I
always wanted to have a surf team and sponsor a contest. Now
I have this opportunity to support the Women through my
shop, I am excited", expressed Gina Wardrop One Love Surf
Shop Owner.
About Sea Hawaii: Locally owned and operated Sea Hawaii
Apparel is also Hawaii's best Eco Marine Tour. They have
been in business here since 1989 and have been providing
Dolphin and Whale watching adventures to locals and visitors
from around the world. They have been working to bring
environmental awareness of our oceans since inception.
About One Love Surf Shop: One Love Surf Shop is located
in Historic Haleiwa Town on Hawaii's North Shore, the surf
capital of the world. One Love offers an eclectic variety of
fashion and custom made seashell jewelry. Owner Gina Wardrop
comes from a professional surfer background and helps to
promote Women athletes.
Media Details: Video will be provided for the two-day event
for news organizations.
Sponsors links:
www.girlswhosurf.com
Official Hotline: 808-596-7873 Surf News Network
www.surfnewsnetwork.com
Event Contacts:
Betty Depolito, Event Co-Director
Banzai Productions, FLHI Girlz Sports TV,
Phone: 808-781-2535 PO Box 573, Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712
banzaib@hawaii.rr.com
www.wahinebluetv.com
Cherry, Event Co-Director
info@girlswhosurf.com Phone: 808-772-4583
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