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Eric Arakawa Designs

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Eric Arakawa Designs

Custom surfboards crafted on the North Shore of Oahu with passion since 1979. In demand throughout the globe, Eric has traveled to Australia, the U.S.

With over 30 years of experience and having shaped surfboards for over ten World Champions, Eric Arakawa is considered by many to be one of the finest shapers in the world. Used regularly by both local and touring pros, his boards have been ridden to victory in countless Triple Crowns as well as WCT and WQS events worldwide. Mainland, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Israel, Puerto Rico and the South Pacifi

c to shape and design boards. Because of the uncompromising quality of his work, he has also been honored by the surfing media for his achievements, with Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine having rated him amongst the top ten shapers in the world, and more recently being named as Surfing Magazine’s Shaper of the Year in 2003. Close to 30,000 boards under his belt, he has added the distinction of becoming an industry leader in incorporating the now universally accepted CAD technology to improve not only his own designs, but also those of many of his peers. In addition, with advent of new materials, he has been tapped as a consultant for sports industry giant Salomon Inc. as well as a designer for U.S. Blanks, a surfboard blank manufacturer making its mark in the industry.

12/10/2024

Boards for paradise.
p ‘s winter quiver:
5’9 x 18.5 x 2.28 remedy
5’9 x 18.5 x 2.28 Prototype model
6’0 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP
6’0 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP
6’3 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP
6’6 x 18.5 x 2.35 RP
6’9 x 18.5 x 2.38 RP
7’0 x 18.5 x 2.38 RP

11/27/2024

SHOP CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING 11/28-12/1
Mahalo everyone! We are blessed to be in this business, this sport of kings, and this community.
Thank you for all your support and the good times together!

We are taking time off to spend time with our family and friends and GO SURF 🤙🏼🤙🏼

ALOHA

Surfer:
Board: RP model
Photo:

11/06/2024

It’s a beautiful day in Hawaii Nei. Today is the day to step up in our own respective kuleana. Big mahalos to all the Hawaii State public servants and true community members that grind it out for us! As for those that aren’t and do not, Aloha (Goodbye).

Whether Federal or State races, your vote makes a difference for Hawaii.

Find your local poll - Open till 7pm

11/04/2024

Check out this classic ad with Ronnie burns. Back when Eric shaped under the Island Classics emblem, it was still “Proven boards from the proving grounds” …North Shore to the core 💯 since 1970 something ⚔️

📷
Trivia question: anyone know which pipe masters this was?

11/01/2024

Halloween pickup.
Pair of 7’3 RP’s

❄️

08/16/2024

Eric se rendra bientôt dans l’un de ses endroits préférés : la France. Il sera présent chez à Capbreton du 5 au 26 septembre. N’hésitez pas à les contacter directement pour passer commande ou réserver votre place. Link in bio

Eric will soon be traveling to one of his favorite places! Dial in your custom with him at in Capbreton from September 5th to 26th. Don’t hesitate to contact them directly to place an order or reserve your spot.

07/16/2024

The factory showroom will be closed for 1 week. Pick ups, drop offs, custom design sessions by appointment only.

Call 808-637-0068
Or email [email protected]

07/15/2024

Some ghost sprays by Gavin on a few stocks boards soon to be hitting our showroom floor
Firecat
HP twin
Holy Moli

07/12/2024

Congratulations to the winner of the Roxy Vahine Cup
Great job the team is so stoked for you

06/04/2024

Unfortunately we will be closed today 6/4. Back in action tomorrow with our normal hours 🤙🏼

05/29/2024

Tahiti drop from Eric - it’s gonna be on tomorrow!
1. On the new tower with
2. getting in practice for the Olympics
3. Reconnecting with Arsène Harehoe (10 time Tahitian champ), and his brother Teremu. They are key members of the water safety team and contest organization. They used to ride Island Classics.
4. Thierry Domenech (2nd to the left) our glasser in Tahiti with his son, Moana (far left).
5. Day one of the comp

05/22/2024

Finishing touches for before they were Tahiti bound

PC: Dave Bjorn

05/14/2024

-BOARD OF THE WEEK--- We're stoked on the look and shape of this 5'4 Slingshot with K2 Keels.

Slingshot's are a favorite at the factory this time of year, and this one is up for grabs on our site.

5'4 x 20 x 2.31 28.3L
Futures Twin
$780

04/21/2024

Congratulations on your Margaret River pro win
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Jack was riding his 6’4 “RP”

04/02/2024

“To celebrate the start of our partnership with SurfShop we are running this promo all April - both at our factory and Catch it while you can!

02/01/2024

asked the question: how different were those boards from Andy’s era? Here’s the board in the clip. Check those dims! For reference, that’s over 1/2” narrower and over 1/4” thinner than the 6’6 you’ve seen riding (and Andy weighed about 165 at the time)

Should we bring back the ultra blades?

Address

67-106 Kealohanui Street
Waialua, HI
96791

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 5pm
Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(808) 637-0068

Website

http://www.ericarakawasurfboards.com/

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Arakawa Surfboards is established as one of the premier surfboard companies to have risen from the North Shore of Oahu. Born and raised in Hawaii, founder and shaper Eric Arakawa moved to Sunset Beach at the age of 18 to begin what is now over 30 years of experience building boards for the world's elite. Located 15 minutes from Pipeline, his small factory is filled with the hum of machines, the scent of resin, and above all, shapers with a passion for creating the magic board. Every order is personally designed by Eric and carefully tuned by hand. After decades of hand shaping, he now marries the precision of CAD with the art and soul of shaping, creating some of surfing's finest boards ridden by novices and touring pros alike. Eric Arakawa and his team will work together with you to build a board that gets you as stoked about surfing as they are. This is a factory that lives, eats, and breathes surfboards. These are proven boards from the proving grounds.