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Yeah. For a guy, For a guy with such an iconic surname, Akela Aipa is a bit of a phantom. He has no EOS entry.

If you Google him, you'll find two surfboard reviews of guys writing his twin vans,

one Beach Grid article from the past year stating that

you can get a board from akila by emailing him and then it lists his email address since that

article was published akila has launched a slick but simple website that showcases the surfboards

that he builds along with an about page with a four-paragraph bio and one paragraph on his

shaping philosophy. But that is pretty much all you can find. As I prepared for this chat,

I found myself with the exact same perspective on Aquila that I had 22 years ago when he was a

professional surfer and technically part of the momentum generation.

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