#Hoʻokipa Beach Park
Access restricted at Hoʻokipa Beach Park during first state high school championship surfing event
Access to the County of Maui’s Hoʻokipa Beach Park facilities will be restricted to competition use only from 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, through 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2026, to host the inaugural Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association Surfing State Championships (HHSAA), the County Department of Parks and Recreation announced. The park will reopen for regular public access at 5 p.m. on May 2.
MIL Surfing Championship Results
Sloane Jucker, of Maui Prep, defended her Maui Interscholastic League shortboard title, while Chase Burnes defeated a couple of former MIL champions to win his first boy’s shortboard crown, at the MIL Surf Championship Saturday at Hoʻokipa Beach Park.
Hawaiʻi launches first high school surfing state championship
The inaugural season will culminate in the state championship, scheduled for May 1-2 at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui’s north shore. A total of 174 student-athletes will qualify for the championship meet, representing the top surfers from across the islands.
State launches Hawaiʻi State Surfing Championships; inaugural championship set for May 2026, at Hoʻokipa on Maui
Gov. Josh Green joined Rep. Sean Quinlan, Olympic gold medalist Carissa Moore, Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) Surfing co-coordinator Kim Ball, student athletes and members of our surfing community to celebrate the announcement that surfing will become an official interscholastic state championship sport beginning in Spring 2026.
Heats set for Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem at Hoʻokipa Beach Park, May 17–18
The 21st annual Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem youth surf contest will take place May 17–18, 2025, at Hoʻokipa Beach Park.
Nā Ali‘i sweep MIL surfing titles; boys win third in four years
King Kekaulike High School claimed both the boys and girls Maui Interscholastic League surfing championships Saturday, winning the fourth and final team event of the season at Hoʻokipa Beach Park.
More Maui County employees, but where do they park? No comprehensive plan, yet
With growing numbers of Maui County employees, on paper, at least, is there enough space for them to park at the Kalana O Maui campus in Wailuku?
Hoʻokipa reopens; Baldwin, Tavares Bay remain closed due to debris from high surf
The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation reopened Ho‘okipa Beach Park on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, after debris and damage from high surf was addressed. Baldwin Beach Park and Tavares Bay in Kūʻau remain closed while debris removal continues.
Maui Ocean Safety crews kept busy by warning level surf
A High Surf Warning kept Maui’s Ocean Safety Officers busy over the weekend, on both the North Shore and the Upper West side of the island, with Jetski operators remaining on-duty until sunset as a precaution.
Young and Jucker capture open divisions at 35th annual Surfbash
Cody Young and Sloane Jucker captured the open divisions at the 35th annual Vissla / Hi-Tech / Lopez Surfbash, Saturday and Sunday at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui’s north shore. The meet was the second event of the Hawaiʻi Surfing Association-Maui season.
Maui state highway lane closures set for various roadway projects through Nov. 15
The state Department of Transportation has announced Maui road work projects through Friday, Nov. 15.
