In a sport where nothing is ever certain, from the conditions to the competitors or even if there will be a competition, a handful of Big Island surfers got what they came for Saturday at Honolii Beach.
It was the 33rd Annual Quicksilver Big Island Toyota Pro-Am Surfing Trials, the opportunity for locals to leapfrog themselves into major world class events on Oahu’s North Shore, with round trip airfare and entry fees paid for the victors.
Jade Steele, 19 from Kapoho, will be a junior at UH-Manoa in the fall, studying physical therapy, but her qualification in the women’s open from the Pro-Am is igniting another goal.