I booked a semi-private lesson for my husband, my daughter, and myself and had Brooks as our instructor. None of us had ever surfed before; in no time, we were all up on our boards surfing! Brooks made the lesson so much fun and was amazing with our 8 year old. We were so impressed, my daughter and I went... More

Brooks is the MAN! I took two lessons with him and by the end of it I was standing, turning, and riding the waves. He had great patience and insight to help me learn the basics of surfing. I have a new found respect for surfers and the talent they have!

To quote Jeff Spicoli. We had friends, also staying at the Fairmont Kea Lani, strongly rec both Waves Hawaii and specifically Brooks as the instructor, so booked a 2 hour private lesson with Brooks for myself and 2 daughters, 10 and 12. Brooks was both fun & informative and had my girls up and surfing on LITERALLY their first try... More

Charlie took us out for a semi private lesson. We had four kids ages 10-13. They were all up almost every wave. My 10 year old was having some trouble but Charlie spent plenty of time helping him understand the concepts. The other kids had a blast. All the adults got up too! It was definitely the best experience in... More

Kudos to Brooks for teaching my 8 and 10 year old kids to surf! I learned too, we all rode many waves and had a lot of laughs. According to the gorgeous photos John the photographer took -- we all looked amazing, not awkward or embarrassing at all. Don't hesitate to spend a couple of hours with Waves.

Brooks was an awesome teacher. Fun, relaxed, and smart. We did a semi-private lesson, and his great teaching had us both up and surfing on the first try, and for the whole lesson. After two hours, we're ready for going out on our own with rental boards, but we hope to bump into Brooks again. He also had some good... More

We booked a semi-private lesson for our two teenagers. They caught their first wave within five minutes and were absolutely loving it. My wife and I watched from the beach and were so proud of them, but it couldn't have happened without Brooks' amazing instruction. Hands down the best experience our kids had on Maui; so good that they begged... More

We used waves to book a "surf safari" and we couldn't have been happier. Our instructor was professional, talented, and fun. He made our surfing experience as easy as could be. We had 1 some what experienced surfer and 2 new surfers. Everyone got to learn new things about the waves. The photos were great too! Thanks Waves for a... More

A huge Mahalo goes out to the people at Maui Waveriders. An excellent experience from start to end. The instructor, Andrew, was very attentive, safety conscious, and did an excellent job at taking the participants from introductions to an amazing surfing experience. Cost was a good deal and combined with the professional yet relaxed atmosphere, made it an all round... More