Ikaika Kalama

Age: n/a

Birthplace: HILO, HAWAII

Home: SUNSET BEACH, OAHU

What's your favorite thing about where you live now?

WAKING UP EVERY MORNING IN HAWAII, AND BEING BLESSED TO LIVE SO CLOSE TO THE OCEAN!!

Who did you look up to as a kid?

SO MANY PEOPLE....AS A KID MY FATHER WAS MY HERO...AND HIS SURROUNDINGS WHERE THE PEOPLE I LOOKED UP TO...UNCLE BUFFALO AND THE KEAULANA OHANA, THE OLDEST, BIGGEST, FAMILY OF LIVING LEGENDS OF THE OCEAN FROM HAWAII..

What kind of music is on your I Pod?

ALBAROSIE, BOB MARLEY, NEIL YOUNG,MGMT, WIZ, RICK ROSS, PAHINUI BROS.....ALL KINE!!!

Favorite restaurant?

SUSHI SASABUNE

Favorite surf spot?

PIPELINE, TEAHUPOO, DESERT PT.

Favorite movie?

MANY CLASSIC MOMENTS, HANGOVER, STRANGE DESIRES...MCD,

What goals have you set for yourself for next year?

DEFINETLY PUSH MYSELF....TO FIND BIGGER, DEEPER, BARRELS..

What does your training regiment look like?

SURF...SURF ... SURF.... FISH...FISH....FISH....SURF.....SURF....SURF....FISH... FISH... FISH....THEN SURF AGAIN.....24/7

Was your family into your sport before you?

NO NOT REALLY....I CAME FROM A CANOE PADDLING FAMILY SO PADDLING WAS ALWAYS APART OF ME. BUT THEY SURELY ADAPTED NOW, ALMOST MY WHOLE FAMILY DOES IT NOW...

What is the scariest thing you have done?

CLOSE BETWEEN SKYDIVING AND GETTING MYSELF LIT UP AND INTO DANGER AT JAWS....

What is your favorite toy besides your surfboard?

THROW NET...FOR SURE

What words of encouragement would you give to a kid?

SIMPLY DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY...NEVER BECAUSE YOUR PRESSURED....STAY IN SCHOOL.... DRUGFREE... AND ALWAYS SIT DEEPER.......

What’s the smartest thing you have ever done?

LEARN HOW TO FISH

What was the last concert you went too?

WINTER WONDERLAND

Do you consider golf a sport?

YAH...... IM NOT A BIG GOLFER, I DO GOLF..... BUT I THINK ITS DEFINETLY A MORE MENTAL STRATEGIC SPORT THAN A PHISYCAL SPORT....

Who is your favorite surfer?

SHANE DORIAN

Who is your favorite athlete?

LAIRD HAMILTON / DAVE KALAMA

What’s the one thing that could make the world a better place?

RID THE WORLD OF PLASTIC AND WASTE

If you could go surf or stand up anywhere in the world where would it be and why?

THERE IS DEFINETLY AN ISLAND OUT THERE WITH WARM CRYSTAL WATER, A SANDBAR RIGHT THAT BREAKS LIKE TEAHUPOO, HANDLES TWICE AS BIG, IS 3 TIMES AS LONG AS DESRT PT., AND HAS COCONUT TREES AND A BEACH BAR!!! HOPEFULLY I'LL FIND IT SOON

What do you love about Stand Up Paddling??

THE CAPABILITY