The instructors were very good teachers and encouraging. More

We visited the Big Island in January 2012 and booked a surf lesson for our 8-year-old son. His surf lesson was the highpoint of our trip. HLSI staff was knowledgeable and helpful. From the moment we walked into their office until the end of the water lesson, they made us feel at ease and gave our son great instruction. If... More

We decided to try surfing while in Kona. My husband and I are over 50 and my daughter is a teen and we were impressed with the instructions, safety measures, one on one care on the waves, and general friendly manner. We've never surfed and we were all able to get up on the boards and actually stay somewhat balanced... More

My husband and I wanted to surf on our honeymoon (we're both beginners, so wanted to try it out). Our resort recommended and set us up with HLSI. We really enjoyed our instructor (did a semi-private), and decided to come back 2 other times. However, we wanted to go a final time with them and they did not appear to... More

These guys are great. I have only hit the surf once before and it was by myself and therefore not very successful. These guys were great from the instructions by the owner on land to the actual practice on the water. There were 4 of us in our group (3 of us that came toegther) and 2 instructors. We all... More

The HLSI staff were very friendly and seemed to really enjoy their jobs. Both of my kids stood up and surfed a few times during their hour lesson- the only drawback was that the group was too large for the amount of instructors they had. I guess I needed to push the question what will be the teacher-student ratio. Lessons... More

I'm 31 years old, never surfed a day in my life. Jake took me out for 2 hours. It was all about patiently waiting for waves, because it was really slow. But when the time came, jake was shouting instructions and I was off and riding. In 2 hours, I caught seven good rides, wiped out allot. But jake was... More

Our three kids took surfing lessons with Hawaii Lifeguard. The instructors were amazing. The kids are 5,7 and 8 and each had their own private instuctor. All three had a blast and they all say it was the best part of the whole vacation. I highly recommend this company. They are very friendly and were extremely accomodating when we had... More

We booked surfing lessons for our mixed group of 5 beginners with Rick at Hawaii Lifeguards and were very impressed throughout the experience. They are very clearly very focused on safety - from their own certifications (which are current for all their instructors which is not the case with all Kona surfing schools) and on customer service. They took our... More