Had a lot of fun surfing for the first time with Ivan and his crew from Hook Up Surfing. We had a little booking snafu with some miscommunication on the date. Ivan went out of his way to make it happen for us.
We had a group of 8. None of us had ever been surfing before. Ivan brought out 3 assistants who kept track of all of us and helped us catch some waves. Most of us got up on the boards eventually. Ivan was great for pointing out little adjustments to make that would improve your form and help you get up.
2 hours was a good amount of time for the lesson. Long enough to have some success and be pretty worn out by the end. Hard to remember everything from the pre-safety and basics talk at the beginning but you got the idea pretty fast once on the board. We walked our boards down from the street to the sand which made you feel like a real surfer!
Would recommend that participants be in pretty good shape. You'll be doing a good bit of paddling as well as hoisting yourself up on the board for most of 2 hours. Think my gym time was a big help! Also, you need to be a fairly good swimmer who can handle being knocked around some by the waves. If you are prone to motion sickness, be aware this activity may make you nauseous. I would not have guessed that one but my husband did get sea sick!
All in all, it was a really good time and highlight of our Hawaii vacation.

My dream came true...I surfed in Hawaii thanks to Ivan and Jennifer. I did a group surf lesson that was explained and taught very well, they made sure we were safe, they try to get you as many rides( I did and I am hooked) as possible and give you tips and positive energy every time you are up for a wave. I also booked a private Sup lesson and again what a great learning experience. I can't thank Ivan and Jennifer enough for making my trip the most memorable. If I ever get the chance to go back that will be the first thing I do ... book my lesson with Hook up Surfing!! Keep well Ivan and Jennifer.

Thank you Ivan Duque & Jennifer Lee for the most incredible surf vacation, taking us to the 3 different surf breaks based on wave conditions, & making time for us. I and my 10 year old son progressed significantly during the week sizing down boards. Myself from 12ft to 9, and my son from 9 to 7....I think another week may get us close to shortboard territory! Recall I have only surfed twice before this! We hope to see you again!

We did a lesson with Ivan last week and it was so much fun! This was the first time my daughters have surfed and it's been over 20 years since I have (and I was never any good) and we all stood up quite a few times during our lesson. Ivan was so great, this was the highlight of our trip to Honolulu. We will definitely do lessons with Hook up Surfing next time we are in Honolulu. Thanks Ivan!!