them. I wrote down my bodyboarding goals on a piece of paper, saying I want to do this and that. That goal turned into this goal, and that goal turned into another goal. I feel like I won’t stop until I achieve what I want to do. As for my brother, when we were talking about this situation he told me he achieved all the stuff he wanted to achieve in bodyboarding. He always knew that I would keep going with what I’m doing. I respect Jonah for that. He still bodyboards, still rips. It’s just that I wanted to keep going and haven’t achieved what I set out for myself as a kid. Surge: Who are the most under-rated bodyboarders in the world? Jacob: There are a lot of people, but I don’t see David Hubbard and Dave Phillips in the mags as much as they should. There are a lot of under-rated Hawaiians that rip super hard and don’t really care to be the mags. Like Derek Miyashiro rips super hard. Surge: Who would be, in your opinion, the most underrated younger bodyboarders on Maui? Jacob: Ummm … Kahekili Labatte, for sure. Even Kona Kuailani, Kingsley Uaiwa, and Nic Drose. A bunch of west side guys as well, like Joel, Bryce, and Kaleo. Surge: For those that are curious, what does all this stuff about Hag, Hagi, Hags all about? Jacob: This whole thing started like about two years ago. Jeff started “guy,” or “Guy Hagi.” I heard it from Jeff when he said, “Hey, what’s up Guy Hagi!” Then it evolved to Guy Hag, Hags, Hagatron. It is really complicated, but we got it from Guy Hagi, the weather man on channel 9 news. It was a Kauai-Maui thing. So everyone started calling me Guy Hags, so I used it on my blog. Surge: What is the Hagastand? Jacob: The Hagastand is just like a handstand but with your hands in prone-ing position. Haha! Surge: Do you think it will ever become a go to maneuver in bodyboarding? Jacob: No, I don’t think so. Haha! Surge; Haha! Where do you see yourself in five, ten, fifteen years from now? Jacob: I see myself still following the tour. Married, for sure, with a kid probably. I really want to stay on tour as much as I can make money doing it. If I don’t make the tour in five years then I’ll probably get a job, for sure. Then just bodyboard and not travel as much. Surge: What do people not know about you that they ought?
Jacob: Everything that I say on my blog and Facebook is me, but one thing people don’t know about me is that I used to dropknee more than I proned growing up. Like DK 60% and 40% prone. Surge: Lastly, let’s give a plug to your sponsors. Jacob: Turbo Bodyboards, The Foam Company, Flip mode clothing, and Surge BodyBoard Wax.