HONOLULU - (February 12, 2008) - The one-day QuiksilverEdition Ku Ikaika Challenge, presented by C4 Waterman and Red Bull, has elected to wait two more days for the larger swell forecast for this Thursday, Valentine's Day, February 14.

Today's swell fell short of the 20-foot wave face requirement, but the big-wave stand up troops are assembled and are satisfied with the decision to hold out for Thursday's swell.

A 6:30 a.m. announcement will be placed on the hotline Thursday morning confirming the status of the event. The hotline number is: (808) 636-7426.

Competitors have come from California, Australia, Tahiti, and the Hawaiian Islands for this event, the world's first big-wave international stand up paddle surfing competition.
THE EVENT:
A benefit for the Junior Lifeguard Foundation on the West Side.
DATE:
January 15 to February 29, 2008.
To be held on the day when wave face heights reach 20 feet.
VENUE:
Makaha Point, West Side Oahu, Hawaii.
FORMAT:
32-man format featuring the world's top stand-up paddle surfers (24 invitees and 8 trialists from a 16-man trials division to be held on the same day).
PRIZE MONEY:
$4,000 donation to the West Side's Junior Lifeguard Foundation will carry the event winner's name. Surfers will share equally in $11,200 prize money ($350 each