{"id":1292,"date":"2026-06-13T05:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:35:49","slug":"rising-maui-surfer-jackson-bunch-rides-setbacks-into-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1292","title":{"rendered":"Rising Maui surfer Jackson Bunch rides setbacks into victories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Some of the World Surf League\u2019s best young talent will be at Ala Moana Bowls this weekend for the Local Motion Surf Into Summer competition.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1290\">\u2018Heartbroken\u2019: Ward Centre prepares to close after more than four decades<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A rising star from Maui is among those in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Bunch, 22, is an expert at adjusting to what the elements give him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurfing competitions aren\u2019t always battling the person,\u201d Bunch said. \u201cIt\u2019s always just trying to get the best waves and connect with the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That knack for improvising on the fly came in handy a weeks ago in Tahiti when he flew in just hours before the start of his event, but there was one hiccup: his boards got stuck on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy surfboards were left in San Francisco,\u201d Bunch said. \u201cI was lucky to have my friend from Maui bring me two surfboards that I had given him before and he brought them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bunch wasn\u2019t fazed by the setback.<\/p>\n<p>The Paia native carved his way to victory at Taapuna break near Papeete. A week later, he earned another first-place finish in Tahiti, sealing back-to-back wins on the World Surf League\u2019s Qualifying Series tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese last two events, just to get that connection and just get in a good rhythm to make heats get excellent scores,\u201d Bunch said. \u201cIt was awesome to get that confidence going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1288\">Oahu farmers seek help, as city officials discuss future of Office of Economic Revitalization<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bunch, whose home break is world-famous Hookipa, is back on the qualifying circuit after being unable to keep a spot on the elite Championship Tour.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s treating the experience as a learning opportunity and taking a veteran approach to eventually return to the world title circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust patience and, you don\u2019t need a thousand waves to win the heat. You only need two,\u201d Bunch said. \u201cIt was just not really freaking out, like I need this score. I need this score. It was a lot of, I got this. if the wave comes, it comes. It\u2019s not too bad if it doesn\u2019t, and just trusting myself and knowing I can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bunch wasn\u2019t the only Hawaii surfer to experience a successful French Polynesia trip.<\/p>\n<p>North Shore native Moana Jones Wong was also victorious in Tahiti and is currently number one in Qualifying Series standings.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1286\">Maui Council approves $1.7M in AI surveillance tools for police<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui\u2019s Jackson Bunch, coming off back-to-back wins in Tahiti, will be among top young surfers competing this weekend at Ala Moana Bowls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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