Hawaiian South Shore is awesome they are very knowledgeable with the many companies products they sell. Hawaiian South Shore is the best surf shop on Oahu where you can find the latest and greatest surf stuff. I was looking for a the Bilaabong SG5 surf jacket that came out and i even called the Billabong retail store in Waikiki and they didn't even know what I was talking about. They wanted me to take a picture of the jacket, with the stock number then maybe they would check the warehouse if they had it. I was already freezing cold from my last session and surf starved. I went on Hawaiian South Shores website looked at their wetsuit tab and boom they had the jacket in stock. My lunch hour was coming up so my surf time was draining away I rushed to the store grabbed the jacket and the owner asked how much i weighed. For a brief micro second my logical brain didn't register and I said im a medium. He recommended I try the small size. Usually any on ther surf shop I would follow my own tried and true but I took his recommendation hands down and it was the best, warmest and leak proof jacket i had yet. I was using the Oneill Haammer long sleeve 2010 model and the quality of workmanship is good but its not very stretchy and I can feel the cold wind cut thru the stitching and 1mm panels they have on the upper arms. the Billabong SG5 is priced at the same range but is 100000 times more better, warmer, stretchier, flexible, and thicker. It is hands down the best. If it wasn't for the owners knowledge of the down size benefit to my body weight and shape. I would have again
Sundance Kim
I was looking at some goggles and the employees let me take them outside to determine the best lens. It helped me choose and buy the right one. Overall I just felt like the employees cared about me and were interested in informing me about the products to make the best choice.