Hang Loose Surf Club

Surf shop in Lahaina, HI

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4.8 (116 reviews)

Lahaina, HI

About Hang Loose Surf Club

Hang Loose Surf Club in Lahaina, HI, provides surf lessons and board rentals with a focus on quality instruction and customer accommodation. Reviewers consistently praise the friendly, professional staff, noting instructors like Jon and Todd for their patient teaching style that quickly gets students riding waves. This shop is ideal for first-time surfers and families seeking a safe, memorable, and highly successful introduction to the sport.

The Good

Customers overwhelmingly praise the instructors (naming Jon, Todd, Abner, Ava, Willie, Kevin, and Ben) for being friendly, patient, calm, thorough, and excellent at teaching beginners, often resulting in students standing up and riding waves quickly. The staff, including Abner who runs the shop, is frequently noted for providing excellent, accommodating customer service, making last-minute arrangements, and emphasizing safety. The lesson location provides great, manageable waves for beginners. Many reviewers stated the experience was a highlight of their trip, and several returned to rent boards afterward.

Things to Consider

One review mentioned that the 8:00 AM session was fairly crowded, suggesting that later sessions might have significantly more people in the water, which could lead to frustration. Another review noted that in a group lesson setting, participants might have to take turns paddling out, implying that private or semi-private lessons offer more individual 'runs' or board time.