On one side of the planet the world tour of bodyboarding is going on while in every other area local competitions are being held.  Here in Hawaii the latest was the memorial day tradition at Ala Moana Bowls.  The Local Motion Surf Into Summer is a yearly contest at one of the premiere surf breaks on the South Shore of Oahu.  The bodyboarding division is a pretty small part of the contest and is definitly not the focus of this event as it is ran and judged by surfers who possible may not care about the sport but that’s just speculation.  Anyhow the show still goes on and local boys others that happen to be in the islands for one reason or another get their shot at surfing bowls all to themselves.

We were able to see some of the action that went down.  Although we have no photos or video coverage to display for our viewers you can take our word for it that some good quality bodyboarding was going down at bowls for what mother nature put forth for these riders.  The waves were in the 2-3 foot range with a rogue near 4 foot set every hour.  Taking down the bodyboarding division was Jason Oh from the Leeward side.  Jason has won the contest multiple times in the last decade.  He’s got lots of experience around the island and has put in his time on the South Shore to be in tune with the breaks here which definitly gives him an edge in the game.  Jason was followed by his older brother Micah and Wade Asato.  Wade had a strong push all the way into the finals with two first place finishes but his fire was put out by Oh.  All in all the waves were fun and the good times had were even better.

As bodyboarders here in Oahu and the rest of the state it’s harder and harder to come by an affordable fun contest at a quality wave. We’d have to rate this contest as one of the best all around.  With only a $35 entry fee you never know that one of these years you might surf bowls with 5 other bodyboarders and pumping 5 feet!  It’s at a great venue accessible for the whole family too.  Hopefully the Local Motion Surf Into Summer will see more bodyboarders out to support it next year.  Who knows we might have enough bodyboarders to take over more than half the day!  Bet Local Motion wouldn’t be expecting that!  Mahalo to the guys over at LM & anyone else who was responsible for making the contest go down.  Ahui hou!

Jason can hold it down on the north shore too every now and then...Here at pipe on nice one

Jason hitting a lip and hoping for the best at OTW

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