#eli hanneman

Four Maui surfers take on opening Men’s Championship Tour event at Banzai Pipeline

Four Maui surfers make their return to Pipeline on Oʻahu’s North Shore for the World Surf League’s first CT event of the year: the Lexus Pipe Pro 2025

High-performance action sets stage for Finals Day at HIC Haleiwa Pro QS 1000

A masterclass in approaching Haleiwa unfolded in Quarterfinal Heat 3 of the World Surf League’s The Hawaiian Islands HIC Haleiwa Pro, featuring standout surfers Joshua Moniz (HAW), Kauli Vaast (FRA), Ian Gentil (HAW), and Kainehe Hunt (HAW).

Holding pattern continues today at The Hawaiian Islands Sunset Pro

The World Surf League Hawaiʻi/Tahiti Nui Qualifying Series The Hawaiian Islands Sunset Pro, a men’s and women’s QS 1000, continues to wait for opening day start as event organizers have called Wednesday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 31, OFF. A projected swell for the weekend could see competition get underway with the event needing three days to run. 

Eli Hanneman soars into US Open of Surfing Semifinals

Maui surfer, Eli Hanneman’s highly-anticipated breakthrough in 2023 now takes him into the Semifinals for a Finals Day showdown where he will face two-time US Open of Surfing winner Kanoa Igarashi (JPN). 

Maui’s deVault, Hanneman and Bediamol shine in Ala Moana Bowls debut

Maui’s Imaikalani deVault posted an impressive 8.57 and 15.57 point heat total on Day 3 of the Local Motion Surf Into Summer At Home In The Hawaiian Islands.

Maui surfers storm into finals day at Sambazon World Junior Championships

Maui surfers, Jackson Bunch and Eli Hanneman storm into Finals Day at the SAMBAZON World Junior Championships after posting strong heat totals, and earning Round of 16 victories.

Maui surfing duo Hanneman and Bunch drop dynamic performances at Seaside Reef

Both Maui contenders debuted in strong form, with Jackson Bunch and Eli Hanneman each notching Opening Round heat wins, according to the WSL.

Maui surfers Bunch and Hanneman compete in Sambazon World Junior Championships

Maui surfers Eli Hanneman and Jackson Bunch are among the athletes competing in the Sambazon World Junior Championships hosted by Best Western, taking place at Seaside Reef, in San Diego, Calif.

Haleiwa Challenger is called OFF on Opening Days due to unfavorable swell direction

Maui competitor Ian Gentil are on the verge of qualifying alongside fellow Maui competitors Billy Kemper, Jackson Bunch, Eli Hanneman, and Nora Liotta.

Maui’s Jackson Bunch gives standout performance; Sunset Pro next call is Friday

When action resumes, the men’s Round of 32 will feature renowned phenom Jackson Dorian (HAW) taking on an in-form Luke Tema (HAW), Diego Ferri (HAW), and Rylan Beavers (HAW) in Heat 1. 

Hawai‘i’s Carissa Moore in Second Headed into Finals Day at Jeep Surf Ranch Pro

The four-time reigning WSL Champion Carissa Moore of Hawaiʻi concluded Saturday in second place on the event leaderboard.

Maui Teen Surfer, Eli Hanneman to Make Championship Tour Debut, Friday

Maui’s own Eli Hanneman, the current No. 1 ranked surfer on the Hawaiʻi Qualifying Series, received a wildcard into his first-ever Championship Tour event for a three-day competition at the Surf Ranch in Leemore, California.

Hawaiʻi Holds Half of World Champion Surf Titles

Finn McGill, 17, earned the 2017 World Junior Champion title early this morning at Bombo Beach and now joins the list of current and leading World Champions

Eli Hanneman Surfing in Chapter 1

Growing up on Maui’s west side, there is no shortage of fun waves for a young surfer.  This area offers an abundance of surfing talent with the likes of Dusty Payne, Granger Larsen, and Clay Marzo.  But the new face of the lineup and the current Under 14 National Champion, Eli Hanneman, is proving at a […]