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Hahaha, hey is that my little floral Paepo’o board?
Neal Miyake
Jarrett Liu probably. Redwing contest. Same day Mike Stewart brought his wooden boards.
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Neal Miyake yeah’p 2009 that’s right Mike Stewart let me try his wood boards collection before the 1st heat started
Neal Miyake
Hey Jarrett, guess which board I used for my heat?
Jarrett Liu
Neal Miyake the one with the kake’o corner?
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9 September 2022
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5 October 2022
Yes!! I’d met Mr. Lum in 1996 at his favorite spot. Diamondhead, setting up his hydrofoil paipo talking stories with his good surfing buddies as they all get their boards waxed up. When he passed away, his Ohana had set up his long love of many Hawai’i Original Hydrofoil Paipo’s boards, Hawai’i First Hydrofoil Paipo Rider indeed… mahalo Unko Gilbert for your love and creations of Paipo’s Boards…. 🏝
Neal Miyake
Oh and Gilbert was the one who planted and cared for the garden above Cliffs.
16 August 2023
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That was the first demo guitar pick board that was made by David of Hilo that I used during the first Olympic Games Paipo board event that was held at Sandys. That board you have posted was my first winning of a Paipo Board Surfing Contest and I was faced against the true Hawaiian Paipo boarders of SANDYS Royal n Primo Richards, many stories n board creations were used during their time. This is where I filled in n keeping this REAL of riding SANDYs on a wood board…
Patricia Nole
so Awesome!!! I came in 2nd for Women’s Bodysurfing, at Makapuu
Neal Miyake
Brah, look at you! Didn't realize this was your board Jarrett. Know you were there that day and you donated the boards to ride. Think was the same day Mike Stewart brought the thin paipos.
Jarrett Liu
Hey wait. Neal Miyake is that you in the background with the safari postal-hat? You were there right? I remember you were wearing those safari postal hat
Neal Miyake
oh yeah! I entered the Aloha State Games many times. Had makule league bodyboarding division. That is so funny! I always wore that pith helmet.
Jarrett Liu
Mahalo Palala
Rob Beling
Loving the look of that board! It looks a little smaller than the HPD XL which I love to ride in most surf conditions. I think I would struggle to ride a heavy hollow shorebreak wave on my HPD. I do love that delta shape though.
Jarrett Liu
Yeah’ this shaper was from Hilo and made me one “demo” and he donated the one Neal’s photo of my “1st place Gold Metal” for the Paipo Board in 1992. That year eastern shore surf was rolling at 6’-8’ft at Makapu’u, Lifeguards who walked down with surfboards and I joined them with this spoon shape paipo. Everyone caught theirs wave as Kaeo (Sr lifeguard) “yelled” go go go, 16’-18’ft face clean face as I lean hard on the inside right-rails found myself in the center on the face as I can hear the crushing waves behind me as I looked ahead of me the “WALL” was straight vertical that I knew that barrel was so close behind me as I got closer to the cove rock as I pushed down hard as I can as this huge wall of water passes me…
Jarrett Liu
wood board has weight that is needed, HPD doesn’t have enough weight to get the proper speed and distances
Rob Beling
My experience too! I bought some 1/2” marine grade plywood and experimented with different shapes and sizes last winter. The art work has been heavily influenced by yourself and your riding style along with other inspiring Hawaiian designs I have seen. None of the boards have any rocker or nose lift on them. They are super fast but I have to move around on them more to prevent pearling. I like their simplicity. The board with the he’e and the Duke body surfing is my preferred for heavy shorebreak waves. I love the story of your epic ride! We don’t hear enough rides described like that! Thanks again for all the inspiration that has allowed me to experience surfing in such a wonderful way! Mahalo Malolo!
Jarrett Liu
Rob Beling yes upside down guitar pick board body has to move around. Imagine others guys who’s BIGGER and has bigger boards like “NATHAN HUNG”…
Rob Beling
1/2” plywood
19 August 2023
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21 August 2023
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Of particular interest to all things paipo, it was Neal Miyake that encouraged me to create a paipo website back around year 2000. So on a snowy, shuttered-in day, it happened. The MyPaipoBoard forums followed a few years later. The forums are still on the Internet but like many forums have fallen to the wayside as social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc., have taken over, for better or for the worse.
22 August 2023
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In 2007:
Duke Kahanamoku Belly Board 4'8" -- sold for $2,500
George Greenough style Hayden Twin Fin Knee Board 5'0" -- sold for $2,700
Paipo Nui made for Greg Noll Surf Center 40" -- sold for $2,000
Redwood Hawaiian Plank 6'0" -- sold for $17,200
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PALALA who made Panic’s SOLID… miss you my KALIHI Palala MK….
… reminds me of MAKAHA one year when Neal Miyake said Jarrett are you going out as I approach him I said yeah’p. Neal was like Makaha doesn’t look safe as 10’ft plus rolling from way beyond the flag-pole. Unko John Galera you hit that huge surf for a Paipo boarder well
. There’s not many of US big waves 
… let’s pray for some “EPIC SURF FOR 2024 Unko Buffalo Big Board Surfing “…