King Kekaulike High School swept the boys and girls shortboard competition Saturday at Hookipa Beach Park and won the first ever ''official'' Maui Interscholastic Surf Championship that was ponsored By Hi Tech surf shop and Rusty.
Lahainaluna was second, and Kamehameha Maui finished third.
For the past 14 years, Maui high schools had competed in an "unofficial" high school championship, but could not use the school names.
The State Board of Education approved surfing as a high school sport in 2003, and after taking an ocean safety course in September of last year, Maui coaches were able to certify students to be surf club members.
King Kekaulike had won eight of the previous 11 ''unofficial'' titles. The boys competed Saturday at the ''Pavillions'' surfbreak while the girls surfed at the ''Middles'' break.
Tanner Hendrickson of King Kekaulike edged Nick Falbo of Lahainaluna to win the boys shortboard division. Hendrickson recently returned from competing at the International Surfing Association World Championships in Ecuador, where he finished 15th.
''I thought Nick schooled me,'' Hendrickson said. ''I thought it wasn't even close.''
Falbo and Hendrickson are longtime friends. Hendrickson grew up in West Maui, and his sister Alana won the longboard title for Lahainaluna last year. Hendrickson thought he lost when he saw Falbo make a huge backside gouge while he was paddling back out to the lineup after catching his second wave.
''I was watching him and was yelling, 'Yeah, Nick,' when he made that turn,'' Hendrickson said. ''And then he sprayed me right after that.''
Ariel Martin of King Kekaulike won the girls shortboard title and finished third in longboard. Her victory earned her a spot in the Billabong Pro trials heat in December.
''I worked hard for it today,'' Martin said. ''I did the best I could on such a small day. It's hard to get in and do tricks.''
St. Anthony's Gabriel Tongson (boys bodyboard) and Maui Preparatory Academy's Kati Minami (girls longboard) became their school's first scholastic champions.
Tongson, a St. Anthony sophomore, jumped out to a big lead on his first wave when he completed an ''air-roll-spin,'' disappearing in the whitewater before finishing the maneuver.
''I got lucky on that,'' Tongson said. ''I was feeling a little pressure, but I just chanced it. I am super happy.''
Keanu Kaaa of Kamehameha Maui won his second longboard title. His brother, Kahekili, won the longboard title in 2000. Like his brother, Keanu Kaaa has decided to enlist in the Marines, and will leave Maui in June.
''It's probably my last contest for a while,'' said Kaaa, who also won as a sophomore. ''It's my senior year, I had to go out with a bang.''
Alexis Aguera of King Kekaulike won the girls bodyboard title. Defending champion Moana Tuipulotu of Lahainaluna finished fourth after receiving two interference penalties.