George Downing established Downing Hawaii in 1949. He shaped his first redwood board with his close friend Wallace Froiseth in a Waikiki garage. George Downing’s ocean experience includes Beachboy, surfer, canoe paddler and surfboard shaper led to his position as Quiksilver Eddie Aikau event director. His son Keone, won the 1990 Eddie Invitational, beating hell-men Brock Little and Tony Moniz in giant surf at the North Shore’s world famous Waimea Bay.

Downing Hawaii offers a variety of classic shaped surfboards ranging from standard high performance shortboards, longboards, guns, and alternative riding boards like “Da Slippah”, a fast and responsive board which paddles like it’s six inches longer.