Donald Takayama was a legendary surfboard shaper known for blending traditional craftsmanship with high-performance designs. His Hawaiian Pro Designs boards remain highly sought after, offering exceptional versatility, durability, and maneuverability.
Top models include "In The Pink", an elite noserider longboard ideal for all wave conditions, and the "Scorpion II", a high-performance hybrid. Collaborations with Surftech introduced Tuflite construction, combining EPS cores, GreenPoxy® resin, and fiberglass for lightweight durability.
Though Takayama has passed, his legacy thrives as surfers worldwide continue to cherish his expertly crafted boards. Takayama surfboards remain a top choice for those seeking the best in performance, style, and quality.
The ultimate high-performance noserider! This is definitely the most loved and sought-after model in Donald’s range. Able to surf anything from one-foot slop to overhead barrels, the In The Pink is definitely THE one longboard you must own. Perfect for...
There is no such thing as the perfect longboard, but if there was this would be darn close. Donald’s “all-rounder”. This board was designed with more focus on noseriding than the DT-1. With the ability to do it all. Turn, trim, noseride, you name it the...
Longboard world championships have been won on this board! This 2 + 1 setup can be described as Donald’s high performance, progressive longboard. For those that believed Donald to be too old fashioned feast your eyes on this down the line, straight off...
The ultimate high-performance noserider! This is definitely the most loved and sought-after model in Donald’s range. Able to surf anything from one-foot slop to overhead barrels, the In The Pink is definitely THE one longboard you must own. Perfect for...
The ultimate high performance noserider! This is definitely the most loved and sought after model in Donald’s range. Able to surf anything from one foot slop to overhead barrels, the In The Pink is definitely THE one longboard you must own. Perfect for...