Last Summit of 2024 on Maui!

After a monumental year of summits in new, exciting locations worldwide, we're stoked to wrap up 2024 with our final summit on Maui, Hawaii on November 23-24, 2024.

Mahalo nui loa to our "Partners in Safety" - Patagonia, YETI, Sea-Doo, LifeSled, Kona Brewing Hawaii, SurflineAnetik, Protekt Products - for helping to bring this training back to Maui!

Photograph in banner by Marcus Rodrigues (IG: @mrod_maui)

  • SUMMIT CURRICULUM

    Ocean Risk Management

    CPR

    First-Aid and Medical Interventions

    Spot Analysis

    Safety Equipment

    Emergency Action Planning

    Mindful Breathing & Energy Management

    Water Rescue (Unassisted Rescue, Surfboard Rescue, Jet ski-Assisted Rescue*)

    *Students will not operate jet skis

  • LOCATION

    DAY 1:

    Maui Arts & Cultural Center,

    1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732

    Day 2:

    AM: Maui Arts & Cultural Center

    PM: Kanaha Beach Park,

    Amala Pl, Kahului, HI 96732

  • INSTRUCTORS

    Andrea Moller

    Greg Long

    Jon Hoover

    Paige Alms

    Kolomona Fernandez

    Kurtis Chong Kee

    DK Walsh

    Shaun Walsh

    Joel Acevedo Gallardo

  • REGISTRATION FEE

    $575.00 USD plus applicable fees and taxes, includes:

    BWRAG Certificate of Completion (qualifies you to purchase the Patagonia PSI Vest)

    HSI CPR Course Completion Card

    **Refunds for Registration Fees will be issued in full for cancellations that are requested at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the first day of the Summit. ​No refunds will be issued for cancellations that occur fewer than ten (10) calendar days before the first day of the Summit.

Meet Your Instructors

  • Greg Long

    MASTER INSTRUCTOR

    2x BIG WAVE WORLD TOUR CHAMPION

    WINNER OF 2009 EDDIE AIKAU INVITATIONAL

  • Jon Hoover

    MASTER INSTRUCTOR

    WATER SAFETY SPECIALIST

    RETIRED RESCUE BOAT CAPTAIN

  • Andrea Moller

    MASTER INSTRUCTOR

    PIONEER FEMALE BIG-WAVE SURFER

    MAUI PARAMEDIC

  • Paige Alms

    INSTRUCTOR

    2x BIG WAVE WORLD TOUR CHAMPION

    3x PE’AHI CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

    2022 RED BULL MAGNITUDE BEST PADDLE AND BEST RIDE OF THE SEASON

  • Kolomona Fernandez

    INSTRUCTOR

    PE'AHI WATER SAFETY VETERAN

  • Kurtis Chong Kee

    INSTRUCTOR

    WATER SAFETY / PWC INSTRUCTOR

    HEAD OF WATER SAFETY FOR WSL PE'AHI CHALLENGE

    PROFESSIONAL FISHERMAN

  • DK Walsh

    INSTRUCTOR

    LIFE SAFETY SPECIALIST

    RESCUE WATERCRAFT OPERATOR SPECIALIST

    MAUI FIREFIGHTER

  • Shaun Walsh

    INSTRUCTOR

    OCEAN SAFETY SPECIALIST

    RESCUE WATERCRAFT OPERATOR SPECIALIST

    MAUI FIREFIGHTER

  • Joel Acevedo Gallardo

    INSTRUCTOR

    OCEAN RESCUE SPECIALIST

    FOUNDER, RESCUE SURF CHILE

    CHILEAN COAST GUARD VETERAN

    GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS, AED INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

  • Kaipo Kelley

    SENIOR OCEAN LIFEGUARD

    FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC

    PROFESSIONAL OFFSHORE SAILING MEDICAL OFFICER

Check out highlights from our 2022 Maui Summit!

2022 Maui Surf Responder Summit video recap, filmed and edited by Pe'ahi water safety team member and videographer Marcus Rodrigues (IG: @mrod_maui) and Aaron Lynton (IG: @aaronlynton)