The NS Menehune Surf Contest is Virtual! Let’s Drop In!

We can’t all be together for obvious safety reason’s this year but that won’t stop us!

1.) ENTER: (SEE ENTRY BELOW) FILL OUT ENTRY AND SUBMIT BY MAIL (BY OCT 25) OR DROP AT SURF N SEA HALEʻIWA (OCT 29) (HURRY, TIME IS RUNNING OUT).
*STATE OF HAWAIʻI RESIDENTS ONLY
*PRINT CLEARLY
*ENTER 1 DIVISION ONLY
*AGE AS OF OCTOBER 16TH 2021.

2.) SUBMIT: 1 SINGLE RIDE BY VIDEO FOOTAGE (BASED ON RULES BELOW) PRIOR TO DEADLINE OCTOBER 31ST 2021 @ 11:59PM HST.
*WAVE MUST BE RIDDEN AT HALEʻIWA (ALIʻI BEACH) PEAKS OKAY TOO
*WAVE FOOTAGE HAS BEEN FROM OCTOBER 11TH – OCTOBER 31ST 2021.
*NO OLD FOOTAGE
*EACH COMPETITOR WILL NEED TO ENTER THEIR VIDEO CLIP UNDER THEIR OWN PROFILE/LOGIN. (LABELED WITH THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND DATE)
*30 SECONDS AND 500MB PER VIDEO FILE. IF YOUR FILE IS TOO LARGE, YOU CAN EXPORT IT TO A LOWER FILE SIZE.
*NO DRONE OR WATER FOOTAGE.
*IF YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY ENTERED IN THE CONTEST, DO NOT SUBMIT A VIDEO

3.) RESULTS: WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12 2021.

4.) GOODY BAGS: ALL COMPETITORS WILL RECEIVE A GOODIE BAG AND CONTEST T-SHIRT. KŌKUA KEIKI WILL RECEIVE A GOODIE BAG, T-SHIRT AND PARTICIPATION TROPHY. GOODIE BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 2021 FROM 830AM-1230PM & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 2021 FROM 830AM-430PM @ HALEʻIWA, ALIʻI BEACH PARK. (DRIVE-BY)

5.) PRIZE BAGS: TOP 3 FINALISTS IN EACH DIVISION WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY AND PRIZE BAG. BOTH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 2021 FROM 830AM-1230PM & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 2021 FROM 830AM-430PM @ HALEʻIWA, ALIʻI BEACH PARK. (DRIVE-BY)

RIGHT CLICK IMAGE AND SAVE FILE …THEN DOWNLOAD AND PRINT…WE’VE EXTENDED THE ENTRY DEADLINES! GO FOR IT!

* VIDEO FOOTAGE
– NO MUSIC
– REGULAR MOTION (NO SLOW MOTION)
– NO OLD FOOTAGE
– VIDEO CLIP MUST BE FROM OCTOBER 11 – 31 2021
– FILM WAVE FROM TAKE OFF UNTIL WAVE IS COMPLETE
– LIMIT OF 30 SECONDS AND 500MB PER VIDEO CLIP
– NO DRONE OR WATER FOOTAGE
– HALEʻIWA, ALIʻI BEACH ONLY

*VIDEO QUALITY
– HOME VIDEO CAMCORDER, IPHONE, SURFLINE CAMERA REWIND ETC. HOWEVER, CLEAR QUALITY IS PREFERRED

*VIDEO ANGLE
– NO DRONE OR WATER ANGLE -BEST TO BE FILMED STRAIGHT ON FROM SHORE, NOT FROM A SIDE ANGLE

*LABEL YOUR VIDEO
– YOU MUST LABEL FOOTAGE WITH COMPETITORS FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND DATE WAVE WAS SURFED

*SWAPPING ENTRIES
– YOU MAY SWAP OUT A WAVE BY DELETING ENTRY FOOTAGE TO REPOPULATE WITH NEW FOOTAGE PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE

*PARENT ASSIST
– ASSISTANCE IS ONLY ALLOWED IN THE KŌKUA DIVISION

*VIDEO CLIP DEADLINE
– OCTOBER 31ST 2021 11:59PM HST

*JUDGES
– EACH VIDEO CLIP WILL BE REVIEWED AND SCORED FROM 0.1-10. YOUR COMBINED JUDGES SCORES WILL BE YOUR FINAL SCORE.

*JUDGING CRITERIA
– JUDGING WILL BE FOCUSED ON HIGH PERFORMANCE SURFING AND MAJOR MANEUVERS WITH COMBINATIONS AND VARIETY IN THE MOST CRITICAL SECTIONS OF THE WAVES SUBMITTED. BARRELS WILL BE CONSIDERED BUT NEED TO BE COMBINED WITH MAJOR SCORING MANEUVERS TO REACH TOP SCORING POTENTIAL.

*VIDEO WAIVER RIGHTS
– BY ENTERING YOU GIVE FRIENDS OF ALIʻI BEACH AND THE MENEHUNE SURF CONTEST FREE USE OF VIDEO FOOTAGE YOU SUBMITTED TO BE USED AT FRIENDS OF ALIʻI BEACH AND THE MENEHUNE SURF CONTESTʻS DISCRETION.

*NO REFUNDS, NO EXCEPTIONS