Inter-Island Surf Shop News
Inter-Island Surf Shop David Darling Interview
One of the premier 1960s surf photographers, David Darling, stopped by Inter-Island Surf Shop where he was interviewed by the proprietor, Barry Morrison.
Here is that interview. 36 minutes long
Peter Cole Paddle Out Sunset Beach Oahu
Peter Cole Paddle Out Sunset Beach Oahu
Gary “Gabby” Haui Makalena
"Waikīkī is the place to be.
Come, catch a wave with me. Aloha"
Inter-Island Surf Shop Rick Martell Interview
A long lost surfer from the early 1960s arrived on the doorsteps of Inter-Island Surf Shop and consented to be interviewed by Barry Morrison.
Here is that interview. 36 minutes long
Laola Lake Aea on Surf Stories
Tonight on Surf Stories we have a very Special guest calling in from Kauai. She embodies everything Hawaiian. She is a Surfer, a Paddler, Waikiki's first Wahine Beach Boy, a Hula Dancer, and a mother. Her name is Laola Lake Aea and she shares an important slice of Hawaiian history you will remember for some time to come.
The Art of the Nalu
The North Shore Ethnographic Field School, Departments of Ethnic Studies and Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has created a brilliant ArcGIS "StoryMap" tribute to Jock Southerland titled The Art of the Nalu.
to visit this wonderful presentation.
Inter-Island Surf Shop Recommends “My Paipo Boards and… More”
All the links below take you to the "My Paipo Boards and... More" website - REALLY worth the visit!!!
The Moto of the "My Paipo Boards and... More" website is:
Paipos in the Media
Magazine Advertisements (future)
Your Paipo History Survey Form
They Built Paipos (early working draft)
Histories of Paipo Riding and Belly Boarding

SH&CC Caption: One of Laird Hamilton's hydrofoil boards, a Dyno kneeboard, a '70s Victoria Skimboard, a '60s "Paipo" bellyboard, a Hawaiian plywood, fiberglass and resin paipo, a balsa twinfin bellyboard, some swim fins (including 1 of Mark Cunningham's), a McDonald's tray, a canvas mat (good for rashes from neck to knees), an early Boogie Board, a Hawaiian bellyboard (popular with visiting tourists in the '30s, '40s & '50s), and a Peruvian Caballito de Totora. We'll be adding a handplane soon as well. On display ca. October/November 2015. For more information, visit the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center.
Photo Credit: My Paipo Boards and... More
Inter-Island Surf Shop Featured in Hawaii Luxury Magazine
Racked surfboards, vintage photography and mid-century Hawai‘i memorabilia line the walls (and much of the ceiling) at Inter-Island Surf Shop in Honolulu. To step through the store’s red-and-black front doors on Kapahulu Avenue is to go back in time to an earlier age of surfing, of tourists brought over on Matson cruise ships to the just built Royal Hawaiian Hotel in the 1920s and 30s; small paipo bodyboards and the venturesome beach boys of Waikiki in the 1950s; and the resurgence of Hawaiian hula, music, culture and language during the second Hawaiian renaissance in the 1970s.

Photo: Hawaii Luxury Magazine
…Click to Travel to the Hawaii Luxury Website to Read the Complete Article
Oahu Surf
- EHUKAI reported 3-4 ft at 2:30 PM HST.Wind is VRB 05-10.
- MAKAHA reported 2-3 ft at 2:30 PM HST.Wind is VRB 05-10.
- MAKAPUU reported 1-2 ft at 2:30 PM HST.Wind is NE 05-10.
- SANDY BEACH reported 1-2 ft at 2:30 PM HST.Wind is SE 10-15. SHORE BREAK
- WAIKIKI reported 0-1 ft at 2:30 PM HST.Wind is VRB 05. CANOES
- SUNSET reported 3-4+ ft at 8:00 AM HST.Swell direction from the NW. Swell period is 8 seconds. Wind is VRB 05.
- DIAMOND HEAD reported 2-3 ft at 7:00 AM HST.Swell direction from the SSE. Swell period is 10 seconds. Wind is SSW 05-10.
- Surf Forecast for OahuNOTE: Please check with local authorities regarding beach closures. Surf along north facing shores will be 3 to 5 feet today, lowering to 1 to 3 feet Friday. Surf along east facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet through Friday. Surf along south facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet today, rising to […]
- Oahu Surf HazardsNo high surf advisory or warnings.
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