LEiola Kahaku

San Jose, CA



Quick Facts

Name: Leiola Kahaku

Nicknames: "“Lei”

Status: AM Bow/Pool Skate, total Soul Skater and is on the USA National Team for Slalom

Home: San Jose, CA

Age: 15

Favorite Skate Spot: Newark Skatepark and “The Hill” in South San Jose for slalom.

Favorite Tricks: Not really a trick, but I love the feeling of carving bowls fast and in tight pockets.  My favorite is the feeling of fast, strong, hard front side “thunder grinds” that make the pool coping growl.  I also love front side 50-50s up and down escalators.  For slalom, I love pumping the Giant Slalom and down the hill!

Favorite Music: I like lots of different types of music including Hawaiian and Island Reggae, but I love to skate to old rock/punk rock which fires me up when I skate.  Some of my favorites are Motorhead, The Damned, The Buzzcocks, Ramones, Joan Jett, Misfits, OFF!, Agent Orange, Adolescents and the Descendents.  

Favorite Food: Hawaiian food (laulau, poi, kalua pork)

Sponsors: :   Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word, S1, Santa Cruz Boardroom, Puahina Hawaiʻi

Notable Achievements

USA Slalom Skateboarding Team Member and Leiola has a spot as part of the United States Delegation for the 2024 World Skate Games in Rome, Italy.

Other Interests

I make mini clay and wire figures/armatures, and mini bowls/pools for skateboard stop motion animation videos. I also like to make things from recycled materials. You can follow Leiola’s animation journey on her YouTube Channel

Dyslexic Advantage ArtShare Winner of 2023 - The Newark Sesh! Stop Motion Animation/Mini Documentary

 

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