KAILUA-KONA — It couldn’t have been easy to get outside of the moment’s roar of waves and taste of sun to quantify the day, but Trae Tanoai thought he’d take a stab at it.
“It’s the best contest,” he said, clutching his dripping board after a heat. “You don’t have to worry about winning; you just do it for fun.”
Fun — that was the key word of the day at Kohanaiki Beach Park on Saturday, with long lines of tents set up, kids ripping around on surfboards and bikes and parents kicking back to relax and watch some friendly competition.