Coach Rainos
Ambassador of Aloha
By Mike Latronic – There are athletes who chase trophies and there are athletes who understand what trophies are really...
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By Mike Latronic – Tiger Abubo from the island of Kauaʻi is by far one of the most powerful junior...
The Hawaii Surf Team (HST) Junior program remains the definitive proving ground for the islands’ most elite young talent. Under a legacy that spans decades, the program continues to identify and shape the next generation of top surfers, emphasizing not just technical prowess, but the core values of community, sportsmanship,...
From Diamond Head “Surf Rat” to Pipeline Powerhouse By Mike Latronic – Freesurf Magazine is always looking to spotlight colorful...
By Mike Latronic – When Kala DeSoto claimed victory at last month’s Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, it felt like more...
By Mike Latronic – In the wet and wild world of professional surfing, there are few stories as raw and real as that of Sheldon Paishon. Hailing from the Westside of Oahu—a place of immense natural beauty but also deep-seated economic hardship—Sheldon’s path to the podium as runner-up to Kala...
Hawai’i Surf Team Journeys to Punta Rocas, Peru
2025 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
By Mike Latronic – A cool current flows through the morning air and it’s still relatively dark, with just a...
Landon McNamara
Musician, Waterman, and Eddie Champion
By Mike Latronic – If the rhythm and melody of music were indeed connected to the natural currents of the...
David Electric
Pulling up for the Champions
By Mike Latronic – In today’s world, most human hands are busy scrolling a phone screen or hovering over a computer keyboard. Surfer-musician David Elecciri most often spends his energy with his hands strumming a guitar or duck diving on the rail of a surfboard. As the lead guitarist for...
By Kaea Latronic, Photos Spencer Suitt – Eight years ago, FreeSurf introduced the world to a pair of bright-eyed and...
By Mike Latronic Can you remember the first time you rode a wave? Who was there? What happened? And how...
By Kaea Latronic – Hawaiʻi has long been a cradle for surfing prodigies—youthful talents who announce themselves early, rewrite expectations, and shape the sport’s future. Think of Coco Ho, charging through HASA heats before most kids her age had mastered their bottom turn, climbing into NSSA finals at 12, and...