Makani McDonald of 808 Shapes is one of Hawaii’s top amateur surfers having won a few of Hawaii’s prestigious amateur competitions and has been shaping underground for several years. His ability to efficiently ride both longboards and shortboards provides him great versatility in building big or small boards for a variety of surfers. A native of Kauai, Makani honed his surfing skills while surfing some of the Garden Isle’s world class waves. He has a number of 808Surfer members riding both longboards and shortboards and many of them have raved about his ability as a shaper and surfer.