ABOUT US Welcome to HICsurfboards.com This site is maintained by SFO Hawaii, the exclusive surfboard licensee for Hawaiian Island Creations. We have the largest custom glassing facility in Hawaii located on the island of Oahu. Our local production crew is made up of some of the most experienced craftsman in the industry. Working with the HIC shapers, we are constantly striving to bring the latest designs and technologies to market so that our customers have boards that will enhance their surfing experience. If you are a surfboard dealer interested in carrying HIC product, Contact Usand we will put you in touch with your local rep. HISTORY In 1971, brother Stephan and Jimmy Tsukayama opened Kailua Bike Shop on Uluniu Street. A year later, the infamous Energy Crisis was upon us. Bike sales soared and with the additional capital the company expanded into the wholesaling of packaged plant items. To appeal to the tourist industry, "Hawaiian Island Creations" was composed in 1972 and Paul Ichimura was commissioned to create the present distinctive symmetrical logo.
In October 1995, HIC opened in Haleiwa Town on the North Shore of Oahu. The next few years brought dramatic changes to the make-up of the company. HIC's first Japan Addition opened in the city of Chiba In April 1997. Presently Coral Head in California is the national HIC clothing licensee and SFO Hawaii is the surfboard licensee. Internationally, HIC has licensees in the USA, Europe, Australia, Brazil, and Japan. |
1974 marked the relocation to the present Kailua store on Hahani Street. Surf accessories and "Kailua Surfboards" were introduced. A year later, a full-scale skateboarding department was added. The opening of the board of water supply products, one of the first surfboard manufacturing factories soon followed. 