Hawaiian Surfing Adventures

These guys were great. David was a great teacher and we all got up on the board first try! Very fun and we will be back… Highly recommend them.

Scott is a fantastic SUP instructor. He took me and my pregnant wife out to the ocean and taught us how to SUP. My recommendation: do SUP in the ocean not the river for more action. It was our first time SUPing and we loved it! — The owner of the place is so nice and gentle too and she explained all the ins and outs of the tour very well. She never oversold anything.
Overall, fantastic vibe!

Had a great Stand Up Paddle lesson today with Pete. His instructions were clear. He was very informative and encouraging. An excellent day and a memorable experience.

I had a lesson with Cody and Nate and was blown away! The fact that I was able to stand up and catch some waves is worth 5 stars by itself, but my 60 yr old mother and my 6 and 7 year old niece and nephew were able to as well! There were some breakdowns along the way, but the patience that these guys demonstrated to my family was above and beyond. Highly recommend!

These guys are awesome! Both my husband and I took lessons, with zero experience, and we both were able to get up (and stay up! kinda) and had an all-​around great time. Uncle Mitch and his wife Lynn couldn’t be more welcoming. Uncle Kenny is really funny to chat with, if you get the chance. My instructor was Cody, and he was so, so great. I was pretty intimidated to get out there, and he hung with me the whole time and was super encouraging! My only regret is that I didn’t go earlier in my time in Hanalei, as I would definitely be coming back for more lessons (after my muscles recover).

Great surfing instructors! My husband and I were able to surf multiple waves, and by the end of the lesson were completely catching them on our own! I loved that someone was on shore taking pictures, and at the end of the lesson you have the option to purchase them and you get over 100+ pics on a flash drive.

Beware — there is a guy taking pictures and video during your lesson. Even if you tell him you don’t want pictures he will continue. After the lessons, he will offer you a memory stick with pictures and video. I know it’s a public beach, but the guy videotaping/​take photographs really upset me. I wouldn’t have booked with this company had I known…

Great people to rent stand up paddle boards and kayaks from. Mitchell drove us to the pier in Hanalei and our two SUPS and our kayak were there waiting for us. He was very helpful and tells a great story or two about the island.

Awesome time! Rick and David had great attitudes and smile the entire lesson. Our entire party of five was surfing by the second wave! Great job guys! Maholo!

My family had an outstanding experience with Kenny, Mitchell, and our instructor Cody.
Both of my teen girls and I had a first timer surf lesson with Cody as our instructor. Cody was very informative and had the right balance of pushing us to do things correctly but also being laid back about the process.
We all stood up and surfed.
We later returned for surf board rentals to practice our new skills and continued to do well thanks to the excellent instruction given by Cody. Oh, yeah, you seem to get a discount on the rentals after you take a lesson with them and the prices are very reasonable.
HSA is one of the LEGIT surf instruction shops in Hanalei who are licensed to operate here legally. You could take your chance somewhere else, but why would you?
These guys are the real deal and affordable too.
I highly recommend HSA if you’re in Hanalei.

My wife and I’s first time surfing while on our honeymoon in Kauai. Evan, our surf instructor, was an amazing teacher. A very talented Surfer himself, he and his family run Hawaiian Surfing Adventures. You arrive to a tiny surf shop, get your rash guards, sign some waivers, then hop into a 60’s army transport to be shuttled to the beach where you grab a longboard and sand surf. Evan taught us two approaches; «the steps» and the «pop up.» Turns out the «pop up» was our go to. Evan had numerous what not to do and tips and tricks to help us on our road to success. A great encourager, he walked us through each step of the process. Helped us properly secure our board leashes and off we went to grab our first waves. Evan mentions his gut is telling him were gunna be naturals as we head into the ocean and sure enough we both get up on our first runs. Paulie was our personal photog for the entire adventure and charged $ 65 for a thumb drive full of great shots! We couldn’t recommend Evan, Paulie, and the fam more highly! Thanks guys!

Warm, friendly, helpful! Wanted to get in a few hrs SUP on Hanalei for the afternoon, had me out of the office and on the water in no time! Thanks again, mahalos!!!

My wife and I are pretty much zero experience surfers. Went out and took a lesson with Evan yesterday and he had us catching waves and having fun the entire time! Great outfit, everyone was friendly and smiling. They even have a photographer that takes some amazing pics. Wish I had another day to spend in the bay, thanks to Hawaiian Surf Adventures for showing us a great time!

Had a great experience with Hawaiian Surfing Adventures today! The people were friendly and the pricing was reasonable. The instructor, Evan, was a great teacher and helped each person in our group until we all were able to get up! It was very well done and I would highly recommend them!

Instructor David is the man, and as long as you take his advice, you’ll definitely be standing up in no time. The prices are reasonable. I was already on the beach, so rather than having me drive up to the office, they ran my card over the phone and met me by the pier with the board 30 minutes later.

Had an amazing morning surfing with my instructor Mario. Very calm, knowledgeable and safety-​oriented, not to mention fun. Got into a lot of waves immediately with his instruction. Lynn and her husband were lovely, kind and helpful. A great family business. These guys are true professionals.
I made reservations for my husband and kids for the next day. Mario took them out and everybody caught waves.
The kids missed out on a Pinzgauer ride because it was on the other side of the island when they had their lessons. But Lynn called us the next day, and Mitchell took us all around the north side in it! Kids were very happy.
Great surf school, and rental place. Incidentally, we rented paddle boards from this place last year and that went really well too.
We will be back!

This place is great. My wife would not allow me out until I got a lesson because the waves were so big. It was a good thing because being from Florida the waves and breaks are totally different in Hawaii. Evan gave a great lesson and had me back on the saddle in no time. He was also able to get a couple up and surfing right away even though they had zero experience. The whole time keeping all of us motivated and having a great time. I then proceeded to rent a board from them and they were very helpful and accommodating. Price is very reasonable too.
Also, the staff is very helpful and fun. I can’t remember his name (think it was Manny) but that dud is a trip. Talk to him to learn a little «locals only» information about the island. lol

I cannot say enough about what great Aloha and what great service they provided for us and our church. I highly recommend this company they are amazing .God Can Christian Center on KAUAI had a beach day. Hawaiian surfing adventures Beach Boys delivered surfboards for us and picked them up with a smile.

I can’t say enough about Hawaiian Surfing Adventures! What a great company! From the people in the office to the instructors, it was all way better than I expected!
I signed up for SUP lessons, wanting something relaxing on my last day in Kauai. My instructor was very helpful, funny, engaging and encouraging. –I loved SUP!
After paddling down the river and out into the bay, he talked me into catching waves. I hadn’t had interest in learning to surf, but I found I couldn’t say no to him. ;) –He was determined that I’d like it, and he was so right!
He had me catching several! I’d steady against him and then he would push my board into waves to ride them in. It was SO much fun! I only regret I hadn’t signed up for those lessons instead! –I could have spent hours doing that in addition to the SUP!
That day was one of the highlights of my vacation. If only that could be my every day life!

Had not done any research into spots for renting boards/​SUPs but this was the first we came across so we just went in. Lynn was super friendly and chatty and got us some SUPs pretty quickly.
We met Weston down by the river who was also super nice and got us on the boards. The swell had picked up so we just went up the river which was really nice and fun. Price was decent (about $ 25/​2h) and she gave me a discount on some surf balm.
Would definitely go back.