Best Local Amateur Surfer
Matt Meola
Carving, spinning, jumping; Matt Meola creates the most impressive aerials with ease and fluidity. This 24-year-old Haiku native has been surfing his whole life, frequenting Ho‘okipa during the winter, then travelling to surf destinations around the world in the summer. His water acrobatics have caught the attention of sponsors like Rockstar, Kaenon and Oxbow. In 2011, Meola shot to surfing stardom by winning Taylor Steele’s online video contest, Innersection. Meola continued his videography projects by using the excitement of his surfing antics to produce, along with fellow surfer Albee Layer, The Isle, a web series sponsored by Rockstar. @beccanaka
Runner-up: Shane Hurdman
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