Eric Arakawa Designs

Eric Arakawa Designs Custom surfboards crafted on the North Shore of Oahu with passion since 1979. In demand throughout the globe, Eric has traveled to Australia, the U.S.

With over 30 years of experience and having shaped surfboards for over ten World Champions, Eric Arakawa is considered by many to be one of the finest shapers in the world. Used regularly by both local and touring pros, his boards have been ridden to victory in countless Triple Crowns as well as WCT and WQS events worldwide. Mainland, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Israel, Puerto Rico and the South Pacifi

c to shape and design boards. Because of the uncompromising quality of his work, he has also been honored by the surfing media for his achievements, with Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine having rated him amongst the top ten shapers in the world, and more recently being named as Surfing Magazine’s Shaper of the Year in 2003. Close to 30,000 boards under his belt, he has added the distinction of becoming an industry leader in incorporating the now universally accepted CAD technology to improve not only his own designs, but also those of many of his peers. In addition, with advent of new materials, he has been tapped as a consultant for sports industry giant Salomon Inc. as well as a designer for U.S. Blanks, a surfboard blank manufacturer making its mark in the industry.

Closed tomorrow for the 4th & Saturday. Hope you all have a great and safe weekend out there 🤙🏼
07/04/2025

Closed tomorrow for the 4th & Saturday. Hope you all have a great and safe weekend out there 🤙🏼

Congrats Afulu 2025 men’s shortboard champ! •“RP Short” 6’0 x 19 x 2.56
07/03/2025

Congrats Afulu 2025 men’s shortboard champ!
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“RP Short” 6’0 x 19 x 2.56

Congratulations on securing your win at 2025 National Explorer Juniors .senn •Riding a prototype 5’8 x 18.5 x 2.25
07/01/2025

Congratulations on securing your win at 2025 National Explorer Juniors .senn
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Riding a prototype 5’8 x 18.5 x 2.25

3 board utility quiver for the Southern-hemisphere strike mission. Chase the Endless Winter.•6’0 x 18.75 x 2.44 v28.16’2...
06/25/2025

3 board utility quiver for the Southern-hemisphere strike mission. Chase the Endless Winter.
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6’0 x 18.75 x 2.44 v28.1
6’2 x 18.75 x 2.5 v29.4
6’6 x 18.75 x 2.56 v31.5

Happy birthday .pThanks for all you do! Stoked to see you growing your surfing and being an ambassador of aloha 🙌🏼
06/09/2025

Happy birthday .p
Thanks for all you do! Stoked to see you growing your surfing and being an ambassador of aloha 🙌🏼

Fresh batch of Holy Molis and RPs headed to •Sprays by the legend himself Gavin Hasegawa• custom Glue lines
05/22/2025

Fresh batch of Holy Molis and RPs headed to

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Sprays by the legend himself Gavin Hasegawa
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custom Glue lines

Stoked to get in the room to check his 8’6 “Stungun” out for his up coming trip to Fiji. Hopefully Mother Nature does h...
05/15/2025

Stoked to get in the room to check his 8’6 “Stungun” out for his up coming trip to Fiji. Hopefully Mother Nature does her things and sends swell his way.

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8’6 x 20 x 3 “Stungun”

new quiver for Japan. •Two 5’4 stringless .epoxytech And a 5’4 PU from •
05/13/2025

new quiver for Japan.
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Two 5’4 stringless .epoxytech
And a 5’4 PU from
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LIVE NOWIsland Classics Project Issue #1: The OG Sunset TeeExclusively available by preorderLimited run of 200 shirtsPr...
05/07/2025

LIVE NOW
Island Classics Project Issue #1:
The OG Sunset Tee

Exclusively available by preorder
Limited run of 200 shirts
Premium GOTS certified organic cotton tee
Printed on the North Shore of Oahu

LINK IN BIO
GO checkum, go checkum, GO!

Island Classics was founded by Eric Arakawa in 1982. For the next decade, it became one of the most esteemed labels on the North Shore with team riders Michael Ho, Derek Ho, Ronnie Burns, Shawn Briley, Dwayne Maki, and others. In the early 90’s, Hawaiian Island Creations purchased the brand to have Eric shape for their professional team. Since then, HIC set it aside and never pursued any development.

In the year 2025, almost thirty years later, the brand is back in Eric’s hands.

🔥LIVE NOW🔥The Island Classics Project Issue #1The OG Sunset teeExclusively available by preorderLimited run of 200 shir...
05/07/2025

🔥LIVE NOW🔥
The Island Classics Project Issue #1
The OG Sunset tee

Exclusively available by preorder
Limited run of 200 shirts
Premium GOTS certified organic tee
Printed with aloha on the North Shore of Oahu

Link in bio 🤙🏼🤙🏼
GO checkum, go checkum, GO!

Island Classics was founded by Eric Arakawa in 1982. For the next decade, it became one of the most esteemed labels on the North Shore with team riders Michael Ho, Derek Ho, Ronnie Burns, Shawn Briley, Dwayne Maki, and others. In the early 90’s, Hawaiian Island Creations purchased the brand to have Eric shape for their professional team. Since then, HIC set it aside and never pursued any development.

In the year 2025, almost thirty years later, the brand is back in Eric’s hands.

Closed tomorrow, Friday 4/18. We will be back in the factory Monday 4/21 with our normal business hours 🤙🏼
04/17/2025

Closed tomorrow, Friday 4/18. We will be back in the factory Monday 4/21 with our normal business hours 🤙🏼

Boards for paradise.p ‘s winter quiver:5’9 x 18.5 x 2.28 remedy 5’9 x 18.5 x 2.28 Prototype model6’0 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP6’0 ...
12/10/2024

Boards for paradise.
p ‘s winter quiver:
5’9 x 18.5 x 2.28 remedy
5’9 x 18.5 x 2.28 Prototype model
6’0 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP
6’0 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP
6’3 x 18.5 x 2.3 RP
6’6 x 18.5 x 2.35 RP
6’9 x 18.5 x 2.38 RP
7’0 x 18.5 x 2.38 RP


Address

67-106 Kealohanui Street
Waialua, HI
96791

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(808) 637-0068

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Arakawa Surfboards is established as one of the premier surfboard companies to have risen from the North Shore of Oahu. Born and raised in Hawaii, founder and shaper Eric Arakawa moved to Sunset Beach at the age of 18 to begin what is now over 30 years of experience building boards for the world's elite. Located 15 minutes from Pipeline, his small factory is filled with the hum of machines, the scent of resin, and above all, shapers with a passion for creating the magic board. Every order is personally designed by Eric and carefully tuned by hand. After decades of hand shaping, he now marries the precision of CAD with the art and soul of shaping, creating some of surfing's finest boards ridden by novices and touring pros alike. Eric Arakawa and his team will work together with you to build a board that gets you as stoked about surfing as they are. This is a factory that lives, eats, and breathes surfboards. These are proven boards from the proving grounds.