The surf film Paradigm Lost will screen at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, Sept. 22. The film is produced and directed by Kai Lenny, Johnny Decesare and Jace Panebianco and co-produced by Red Bull Media House. The film includes clips of surfing, windsurfing, hydro-foiling, paddling, SUP and more. It took three years to create […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Local Surfer on Maui: Matt Meola
LOCAL SURFER MATT MEOLA Maui boy Matt Meola is our readers’ favorite local surfer. Hey, why not? This guy is like a gymnast in the water. How does he even do those crazy stunts? He’s world renowned for accelerating the expected levels for extreme aerial surfing, and this guy is really good. He also has […]
Humble Market Kitchin Grand Opening Celebration at Wailea Beach Resort
Humble Market Kitchin will hold a Grand Opening Celebration at the Wailea Beach Resort this Thursday, April 27. The night will include presentations and appearances by celebrities like Steven Tyler, Shep Gordon, Lt. Governor Shan Tsutsui, Mayor Alan Arakawa, Coach Don Nelson, Marty Dread, Chef Kimi Warner, Kai Lenny and Matt Meola. Reservations required. $150-175. 6:30pm. Humble Market […]
This Friday, Oct. 3: Surf Film ‘Attractive Distractions’ at the MACC
This Friday, the new surf film Attractive Distractions debuts on the Maui Arts and Cultural Center big screen. It shows 12 young surfers who catch waves in places like Maui, Portugal, New Zealand, Mentawais Islands Indonesia and Australia. The movie features surfers Albee Layer, Matt Meola, Kai Barger, John John Florence, Tyler Larronde, Dege O’Connell and Torrey Meister. There will also be music by […]
Maui Surfer Matt Meola Joins REV’D Team
REV’D Superfood Bars has signed Maui surfer Matt Meola to its team. “Matt Meola is one of the most progressive surfers in the world today,” said REV’D Team Manager Matt O’Connor. “He does things on a surfboard that were previously thought impossible. By signing Matt to the REV’D surf team, we’re showing our support for […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Local Amateur Surfer on Maui: Matt Meola
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 […]
By the Numbers: Big Island Eruptions and Surf Video Prizes
2006 Year in which Hawaii enacted a three-strikes law for violent offenders 1 Number of people who have been sentenced under the law, which is set to expire in July $100,000 Prize money earned by Haiku’s Matt Meola, 21, for submitting the winning clip in a surf-video contest 80 feet Maximum height of lava eruptions […]
“Innersection: Blue” World Premier at MACC, Hosted by Maui’s Own Matt Meola and Clay Marzo, Nov 26
Friday (November 26), 7:30pm, MACC, $12 / $6 (keiki under 12) When brilliant filmmaker Taylor Steele (Castles in the Sky; Stranger Than Fiction) and senior editor of Surfing Magazine Nathan Myers team to host a surf video contest — even in the most antipodal alternate universe — neither the resulting film nor it’s process is […]