Aipa Surfboards
Legendary surfer, shaper and International Surfing Hall of Fame inductee, Ben Aipa of Aipa Surfboards has designed and built surfboards for many of the world’s best surfers. His designs have revolutionized the surfboard industry with innovative shapes that allow surfers to travel faster and turn tighter on their boards. His company, Aipa Surfboards, is a family-run business that employs the help of his children. Contact: www.benaipa.com or (808) 836-0804
Tokoro Surfboards
For over 20 years Wade Tokoro of Tokoro Surfboards has been shaping surfboards for some of the world’s best surfers, including surfing legends and world champions Sunny Garcia, Bruce Irons, Mick Fanning, and Mark Occhilupo. With a mission to be on the cutting edge of surfboard design and offer the best possible equipment, Tokoro Surfboards builds a variety of surfboard models and thoroughly tests each design to ensure the highest quality board for riders of all levels. Contact: www.tokorosurfboards.com or (808) 239-6263
Country Feeling Surfboards
Oahu residents and master shapers Jeff Bushman and Kyle Bernhardt recently created Country Feeling Surfboards, a line of surfboards made with environmentally friendly materials. Available in an array of shapes, colors and sizes, Country Feeling Surfboards are made with soy and sugar-based foams, resin activated by the sun, as well as hemp, silk and bamboo. Contact: www.countryfeelingsurfboards.com or (808) 638-7192
The Factory
The Factory on Oahu’s North Shore sells stock and custom-made boards built by the best shapers in the industry, including Ben Aipa, Keoki, Dennis Pang, and Jon Pyze. As a full-service facility, The Factory does everything from color customization through airbrushing, pigment lamination, foam stains, and fabric inlays to sanding and glassing. The Factory also sells surfboard accessories and apparel. Contact: www.hawaiisurffactory.com or (808) 542-0589
Barnfield’s Raging Isle Surf & Cycle
Established in 1987, Barnfield’s Raging Isle Surf & Cycle on Oahu’s North Shore has been selling surfboard designer and shaper Bill Barnfield’s much sought after boards. All of the boards sold at this shop are hand made right on premises, where you can watch them being made. Contact: www.ragingisle.com or (808) 637-7797