Titus Kinimaka’s Hawaiian School Of Surfing

Review about the surf school.
What an awesome day!!! The highlight of our trip so far.
My husband, two 13 year old boys and myself had a lesson with Keaton. Keaton spent time going through how to get up, hand placement and other details for surfing. He was very thorough on how to surf and made sure we didn’t have any questions before we headed out to the beach.
All of the practice on land really helped us out in the ocean because we all got up on the first try and continued to have success with each wave after that.
Keaton’s instructions continued in the ocean making sure we could read the waves and knowing when to paddle slowly and then paddle harder as the wave approached. He was fun with the boys and encouraging.
What a great day!!! We decided all days moving forward need to include surfing on this trip. The surf shop gives us a discount on board rental for the remainder of the trip so a nice added bonus

Keaton was a fantastic instructor, friendly, chill but motivating. He got everyone in our group up on the first wave and even let us try out his shorter board.
Loved that he made it a workout and a lesson. He was constantly motivating us to paddle faster and make it back for the next wave. Would recommend to anyone, hope we get to take another lesson soon.

From start to finish this was a great experience. Robyn was very friendly and helpful getting us checked in and down to the beach. Our instructor, Henry, was funny, patient and incredibly good at getting us going. He knew the right waves to pick at the right time. We scheduled a semi-​private class — my wife and I — and neither of us had surfed before. She was up and rode into the beach on her first wave! Henry worked with me until I made it up, and I ended the day with several good rides. Top notch experience and worth every penny. Mahalo!

Second time in Kauai, and went to Titus again. Just great instructors! They’re on time, really knowledgeable, and friendly and encouraging. Great place!

My instructor, Henry was awesome! He carefully explained safety precautions and he patiently helped me and encouraged me the whole time. I was able to catch over 15 waves and have continued surfing since returning home. The beach was sandy and smooth with no rocks, providing an excellent place to learn.

Signed up for surf lessons with these guys. Both of my kids (8 & 16) got up and really loved surfing. Keaton was a fantastic instructor: kind, friendly, positive, excellent in his instruction, and clearly dedicated to making sure his students each have a good time.
We’re so happy that we choose this company. It was a very good experience, and largely due to having such a skillful and easily approachable instructor.

Great lesson provided to my kids. Can’t wait to let them do it again. Our instructor was awesome!

My 11 year old daughter and I took a surfing lesson from Cole and had a wonderful time. He gave us a land lesson first to make sure everyone had technique down. In the water he gave feedback and pretty early on in the lesson all four of us students were riding waves.
Later in the week, we rented boards to ride on our own. Since we were beginners, Robin told us where to go. Without her recommendation, we would have gone back to the same spot where we took our lesson and the waves that day would have been too big for our skill level.
I highly recommend Titus Kinimaka’s School of Surfing.

We had a 2-​person, private lesson with Justin, on our first visit to Kauai. Justin was a great teacher: we both got up numerous times. He kept us entertained with lots of stories and amusing comments, and was also connected and friendly with the other teachers on the beach, which set a good energy and mood for the day. He really made our experience memorable and fun. Mahalo!

Great experience, great instructors, great customer service. And with a group of 6 — 4 went out with Justin, we stayed back and joined the next group and went with Cody. All of us we successful and had a blast!

So, I was a little nervous about standing up on a surfboard moving In a wave, but this was the most fun I had on my whole trip! My instructor, Cole, explained all the moves on land first and then we went into the ocean and I actually stood up and rode waves, exhilarating! My instructor was super nice and made me feel confident. I actually surfed in Kauai! I would do it again in a second, so much fun!

I was contacted about 30 minutes after I wrote my review and was given half of my money back. It is important for me for people who read my review to get the full story. The end result seemed «fair», it was just very unfortunate that we were not guided to reschedule right away, instead of swimming a half mile out, then proceeding to attempt to surf with no waves, while a reef was about 3 to 4 feet below that you would constantly step on and cut yourself. The worst part, by far, was the very, very nice instructor who lied after the fact about convincing us to go. He even said it was stupid that his boss makes him take people out with those conditions. Then lied right in front of her, sort of baffling. It seemed very out of character for him from the little we knew about him. The experience was just an overall bummer. The owner said the photographer had some great pics, but wanted me to pay for the pictures… after all that, really? Why even say that to me? I would offer them up as a consultation for the bad experience, but then again, I provide my customers with awesome customer service and receive amazing reviews. Nowadays, with how easy it is to tell the world about your experiences in a matter of seconds, why one would ever think it is OK to not provide good service is astounding. The rest of the honeymoon at least has been good. As the Rolling Stones say, you can’t always get what you want.

Justin rocks. Everyone got up on the first ride… He’s clear, funny, relaxing… Lifetime experience, bucket list item!

We surfed yesterday with Ryan and he was great. Made sure that the kids, ages 8 & 10 caught enough waves to tire them out. Well worth the time and money.

Justin gave my wife and I our very first surf lesson. He was fabulous. He was very personable, patient and charming. A colorful local full of aloha! Hanalei Bay was just incredible. The surf wasn’t much that morning, but we were both up and surfing by our third try. Such a blast. We’ll never forget it. Mahalo!

Makani was our teacher. He made the whole thing an amazing experience. I have never surfed before and by the end of it we were jumping onto each others boards, spinning on the board, and other random teicks. I got up on my first try. There were only 2 of us so it made it especially easy to learn.
Ypu won’t be disappointed as this will be your first and la season you’ll ever need.

I admit that I had a bit of apprehension about the surfing lesson my brother purchased for me… but it turned out much better than I had expected! My instructor was Makani and he was succinct but friendly and helpful. The lesson was at Hanalei Pier, which had gentle waves and was sandy and shallow enough to stand up in. We started with a few tips on the beach about stance and then hit the waves right away. To my surprise, I was able to get up (and stay up) on the board on my second try! Makani was encouraging and humorous the whole way through. Definitely a great first surfing experience!
On a side note, I recommend purchasing or bringing your own rash guard. I was lent one that was the smallest size but still too large for me, which made paddling a bit more difficult because the sleeves were flapping around in the water.

My husband took a class with Keaton on ⁹⁄₃. There was no surf in hanalei so we had to drive to another beach. No one else wanted to make the drive so it ended up being a one student class. My husband was able to stand up a few times and he was happy with the instruction.

Grew up on Maui, but hadn’t surfed in years. Wife wanted to learn to surf, but I’m not the best teacher. .. But even if I was, trust me, it’s a sure route to a divorce. The only more-​sure route is trying to teach snowboarding (cold leads much crankiness on both parts:(
In any case, if you’re in Hanalei — learn to surf. It’s warm, mellow and sandy bottom. .. and by all means ask for Chatson or Makani at Titus Kinimakas Quiksilver Hanalei. Can’t go wrong

This review is pretty much for 2 of the most awesome people I met in Kauai: Chatson and Makani. These guys know their business and have the best attitude; super patient and helpful with beginners (which wasnt my case but i did see it first hand). True Aloha spirit ambassadors. Mahalo guys.