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This summer, Halekulani debuts The Art of Surfing, a collaboration between surfboard maker Hoku Kupihea; textile design company Kealopiko; and Halekulani\u2019s resident surf school, Gone Surfing. Featuring surfboards hand shaped by Kupihea and inlaid with Kealopiko\u2019s prints, the program will be home to utterly unique surfboards not found anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shaper: Hoku Kupihea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoku Kupihea first started surfing on a bodyboard at Sandy Beach. His father, a bus driver, would drop him off at 9 a.m. at the start of his circle-island route, returning to pick him up at 5 p.m. after his last circumnavigation. Then, his father had the Waik\u012bk\u012b route and would drop Kupihea off at the end of Kal\u0101kaua Avenue at the surf break Walls, \u201ckeeping an eye on me each time he came around the bend,\u201d Kupihea remembers. When his father started the West Side route, that\u2019s when Kupihea realized, \u201cI gotta get on a surfboard because these waves are too big.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kupihea\u2019s entry into surfboard shaping was just as serendipitous, born out of \u201ctrue, pure curiosity\u201d to see how an altered rail, a wider tail, or a more blunt nose would affect a surfer\u2019s ride in the water. From shaping to glassing, he does everything himself, from beginning to end\u2014uncommon among shapers, who often outsource parts of the process. \u201cIt\u2019s not me being a control freak,\u201d he says, \u201cbut being able to involve myself into the work and being able to understand every step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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