Resources
Weather and Safety
Take a look at the weather, swell, and wind forecasts to better plan your day of adventuring.
Hawaii County Forecast/Watches Dashboard (National Weather Service)
Hawaii Weather Forecast Office Homepage (National Weather Service / NOAA)
Kailua-Kona 7-Day Forecast (National Weather Service)
Surfing Resources
Take a look at the surf before you head out the door, or stay in step with the latest news.
Big Island Surf Forecast (SwellWatch)
Hawaii Surf Association (HSA) Results
SUP Resources
Kona Boys has loved stand up paddling for years, which is why we were the first shop on the Big Island to start offering stand up boards and paddles.
Over that time, we’ve spent hundreds of hours pouring through surf and SUP magazines and sites, not to mention all our hours testing new gear as it came in to the shop–one of our favorite parts of the job. Through that work, some resources have stood out to us. We’ve listed a few of those here to help you get the most out of your stand up paddling.
Coincidentally, if you’re in need of any stickers for your board or truck, or some great paddling gear, check out our online shop.
Magazines
Stand Up Paddle Surfing Magazine
Gear
Paddle Hawaii: Fantastic, custom, hand-made wooden stand up paddles by a great stand up paddler.
Solid Hawaii Paddlers
Abe and Donica Shouse: Two solid paddlers representing the Big Island!
Jennifer Kalmbach: SUP Magazine 2011 Female Stand Up Paddler of the Year, and SUP pro.
Off-Island
Blue Penguin SUP: Stand Up Paddleboarding at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Big Island Community
We are fortunate to live and work in a community filled with wonderful people, and on the Big Island with each person you meet the island gets a little smaller. We have put together a list of our friends on the Big Island that may be able to help make your trip to paradise even a little bit better.
Our Friends and Neighbors
Kona wedding photographer (Robby Malovic)
Paradisimo Spa: (808) 965-8883 – In downtown Pahoa next to Luquin’s Mexican Restaurants
Publications and Information
Restaurants
Teshimas (808.322.9140 – In Honalo next to Shell)
Ke’ei Café (808.322.9992 – South of mile marker 113, Hokukano, HI)
Activities/Outfitters
Aloha Kona Kids, Hawaii’s premier baby equipment rental.