China Uemura Wahine Surfing Classic

Queens Waikiki Oahu
7 - 8 June 2008

China Uemura 12th Annual Wahine Classic hits Queens

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 9 June, 2008 : - - The combination of wave power and girl power apparently was enough to overcome financial difficulty tied to a weekend surfing competition. More than 220 females enjoyed a South Shore swell during the China Uemura 12th Annual Wahine Surfing Classic. The final day of the two-day contest was completed yesterday at the Queens surf break off Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.

Two months ago, Uemura was on the verge of canceling the contest due to a lack of sponsorship. "The economy is so bad now days, it was really hard to find sponsors this year," he said. "At the last minute, we got lucky and found some. It's a good thing we did, because the girls really deserve this."

Uemura said Armstrong Produce, 88 Tees and Steinlager were the companies primarily responsible for allowing the contest to continue. Uemura, a former national longboard surfing champion, started the all-female contest in 1997 as a way to "give back to the community and help the girls get started."

"You see more girls representing Hawai'i in surfing contests around the world now," Uemura said. "I'm stoked about that, and I want this contest to be kind of like their training."

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