KAMA A-INA SPECIAL

Title: Kama-a-ina Special

Skateboarding in Hawaii

Allow me to introduce you to Mike Kays, the man behind the Hickam Skate Hanger, avid skateboard collector, VW aficionado and proud father of one of Hawaii’s professional skateboarders Chris Kays. ‘BDK’ as he is known to his friends, has been the driving force in transforming the Hickam Skate Hanger.  What was once a place where misfit skateboarders and latch key kids of  the 80’s would skate unsupervised on self  made ramps and unusual obstacles is now a world park wooden skate park  complete with its own pro shop. His passion for skateboarding is to be admired, logging in long hours designing and constructing the bowls and ramps himself. Not for monetary gain, but simply to see the joy it brings other skateboarders.

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