{"id":2821,"date":"2026-07-20T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:34:33","slug":"honua-finals-unite-young-surfers-elevating-future-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2821","title":{"rendered":"Honua Finals unite young surfers, elevating future stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; High school surfers are headed to Oahu\u2019s south shore as the 2026 Honua Finals, the World Cup of Interscholastic Surfing, is right around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2819\">First Alert Forecast: Locally breezy trades, windward showers dominate the week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event begins Thursday, July 23, through Sunday, July 26, at Ala Moana Bowls. There will be two days of competition in the four-day holding period.<\/p>\n<p>The event is produced by the nonprofit CUE Collaborative. Co-founders Maia Kazama, a national-champion soccer player, and Sunny Kazama, a champion surfer, joined HNN Sunrise Weekends to preview the competition.<\/p>\n<p>This year, more than 40 schools are represented with 120 surfers slated to compete.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s honestly an incredible honor, and I\u2019m so excited,\u201d Maia said. \u201cWe have teams from across the world, California, Japan, Canada, New Zealand and all four counties from across Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a chance to shine a spotlight on Hawaii\u2019s local talent, who usually deal with travel, equipment costs and unfamiliar breaks during high-level events in the Continental U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2817\">High school, transfer counselors experience UH Manoa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have so much talent here that needs a spotlight, that deserves a spotlight, so we believe that bringing international surf communities, out-of-state communities and even outer island communities together here at one of the most iconic breaks in the world is an amazing time for a community to build,\u201d Sunny said.<\/p>\n<p>In May, surfing became an official state champion sport, a decades-long push that began before the Kazamas were born. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that what we do with the Houna Finals helps to unite the surfing community, unite forces, unite support and let everyone realize that, hey, this is our sport, it deserves to be recognized,\u201d Sunny said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, they held their annual Mahalo Reception at the Honolulu Museum of Modern Art, coinciding with the Honolulu Surf Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurrounded by good people, lots of great energy, and super excited for what\u2019s to come later this week, but also super grateful for all the community that showed up for us,\u201d Sunny added.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2815\">Airlines compete for Lanai air service contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the finals here.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the 2026 Honua Finals live on K5 or streaming on HawaiiNewsNow.com.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, more than 40 schools are represented with 120 surfers slated to compete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2821","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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