Hi-Tech Kihei

I purchased my first short board here and love it! I’ve been a long boarder for years but have hesitated on transitioning to something smaller. I talked to Jay in the Kahului store. He assessed my ability and needs quickly and ran me through a bunch of options. Great service and expertise. He encouraged me to try something with a little more performance and that I could duck dive. He knew the exact board that would be perfect, but it was in the Kihei store. I trusted his advice and came down here to buy it. I’m so glad I did. It’s been the perfect transition board. Easy to catch waves and get up with higher volume. But still easy enough to dive so I could get out into the short board line up on an overhead day at Ho’okipa. I wouldn’t have been comfortable out there with a higher volume transition board.

Kihei staff was also great. They sell everything you need for beach, surf and skate. All high quality stuff, not tourist convenience junk. The Kahului store rents all types of boards, long and short. Comes with a soft roof rack that works on any rental car. I think Kihei only rents short boards, but call to be sure.

Came in out of the blue with a shopping attitude.
The retail side is set up in a fairly small area, but i really enjoyed checking out the wares. The guys up front were friendly right away and helpful later for sure.
Got some big name rash gaurds, a collared shirt, and a T-shirt for a pretty good price. There's some cool gear here too. Hurley, Volcom, Roark, etc.

Easy to rent a board. Staff are extremely friendly and helpful. They gave me lots of pointers and assistance while out in the water.

Rented boards here a few times for my Son to surf across the street. Friendly staff, quick and easy rental. We don't need lessens or anything else so we could grab a board and be in the water across the road in 5 min total. It is very convenient and easy.

Contrary to what other reviewers have said, they do not rent boards here - check their website if you don’t believe me. I confirmed this over the phone 10/24/2023

Excellent and amazingly awesome service from these folks. They rent boards for real surfers — wide selection of hard tops. AND — they let you swap out boards when the swell changes.

I just finished a 2-hr. private lesson with Hi-Tech’s Kakoa (this isn't the best pic of me, but Kakoa's in the background smiling away - priceless!). I’ve taken a few lessons from other surf shops, and bobbed around a bit on my own, but never left feeling like I had done much of anything. Today was an absolute blast. Perfect location and the perfect instructor. Kakoa kept it simple and was very encouraging. I’ll think of him every time I go out and will remember this day forever. Mahalo Kakoa!

Great location and love the selection of clothing merchandise along with a return I had with no hassle I was taken care of Mahalo 🌺

FANTASTIC SERVICE FROM EVERYONE I'VE TALKED TO HERE

Specifically, I would like to note that the manager here is particularly dope and helped me walk through purchasing the right kind of board for me with exceptional stoke. He took way more time than he had to to make sure that I new what kind of board was right for me, even when I was planning on buying it used not from hi-tech. Hi tech for life!

Hi-Tech Surf sports is second to none. They have everything you need for your ocean board sports journey. The people working love what they do and always give great service.

The staff is super friendly and helped me find exactly what I was looking for. They were super knowledgeable about the surf fins I needed and set me up quickly! Thanks guys

Couldn’t have found a better spot with friendly, knowledgeable staff willing to go above and beyond helping us figure out skim boarding and best places to learn on the island. 5’s across the board

Kihei Hi-Tech surf sports has good customer service.

Fantastic customer service! Great apparel selection and all the surf essentials!

Smart staff, great knowledge, lots of variety, gem in the rough

they helped find what i need and helped me learned how to build a skimboard and local places for skimboarding

They sell children's beach and surf brand apparel and slippers/flip-flops. Also plenty of men's and women's!

Always helpful and super friendly!

Great staff, super informative, love their jobs

Great experience