HPD paipos are a modern version of the ancient Hawaiian pai po (or pae po’o) surfboard. Ancient pai pos were smaller than their cousin, the Alaia. Paipos were usually carved from Koa or U’lu wood, and did not feature a skeg. This is how we made our first boards back in the day.

In the paipo community you will find board builders and riders experimenting and adopting a wide variety of paipo board designs fashioned from a variety of woods, including plywood, balsa, redwood, paulownia and others.

The paipo board is considered to be the first-ever bodyboard because it was originally conceived to be ridden in the prone position. The olo boards were heavy (roughly 200 pounds), thick, and enormous (20 feet long). The Hawaiians saw it as a paddleboard, although they were quite popular in the Waikiki whitewater rollers.

2020年7月6日 · Paipo boards are like no other mass-produced surf craft in the water, and so they take a different skill set and mental approach when surfing a Paipo compared to a boogie board or surfboard. I think of Paipos as a mix between bodysurfing and bodyboarding.

Each board is handmade with layer upon layer of Saertex Stitched Triaxial Fiberglass, Greenough-inspired main skags, and Channel Island-inspired twinnies. Each weighs about 10 lbs [but feels weightless in the water], measures out at 44"x18", is numbered, and production is limited to about one a month... on a good month - many thanks to Dr ...

Welcome to Hawaii Paipo Designs, hand-crafted bodyboards by Paul Lindbergh. Free shipping within the USA.

With features resembling the classic body board shape, wider and with much more surface area than our other belly boards, this board is best suited to our small summertime waves. 41’’ x 20 ½’’ x ½’’

A paipo is a board that every surfer should have in their quiver. For beginners learning to catch waves and experienced surfers looking for speed and fun.

Learn how to shape a simple paipo board using balsa wood or plywood. A paipo, also known as papa li'ili'i, is a small board measuring between three and six feet tall, 16 inches wide, and half-inch thick that has been used by Polynesians to ride waves since the 18th century.

Paipo's, Hawaii'n for a style of prone ridden craft or belly board, comes in all shapes and sizes depending on the waves you ride, your size and weight and your style of riding. We've been building paipos since day one and have experimented with a lot of varieties. Built of solid cedar, these are super-fun traditional