Maui's Ola Eleogram, who plans to turn pro by the end of the year, won the open men's division at Ala Moana Bowls. Bernie Baker

The finals in 27 divisions were completed in 1- to 3-foot waves at Ala Moana Bowls. Approximately 300 of the top-ranked amateur surfers from around the state were invited to compete in the three-day contest.

"It's the states; this is the big one," said Ned Snow, the only competitor to win two divisions. "All the best guys from all the islands come together for this one, so it's the best of the best. If you can come out on top, it's a pretty solid win."

There are several divisions for adult surfers, but the primary focus — and the majority of the entries — is in the youth divisions. Many of the teen-age surfers who competed yesterday have pro aspirations.

Casey Brown

Kekoa Cazimero

"I don't feel intimidated," said Brown, 16. "Whenever I'm around them, I try to surf my hardest. We're all the same. Whoever gets the good waves can win."

The junior men's division is for surfers ages 15 to 18, and many of them are close to graduating to the professional surfing level.

Brown won the boys division (for ages 12 to 15) at last year's state championships.

Yesterday, Kekoa Cazimero capped his birthday weekend by capturing the boys title. The sophomore-to-be at Kaiser High caught only two waves, but the judges rewarded him with scores of 8.17 and 6.0.

"Everyone is super-aggressive in the water," said Cazimero, who turned 15 on Saturday. "When you get the (good) waves, you gotta go big."

Ola Eleogram of Häna, Maui, placed second in the junior men's division, but came back to win the open men's division (for all ages).

"Every heat that I do, I want to win it," said Eleogram, 18. "I don't want to lose."

That kind of mindset has made Eleogram one of the state's top prospects, and he plans to turn pro by the end of this year.

The boys were not the only stars.

Lani Hunter of Punalu'u had the wave of the day in winning the girls division. She received a near-perfect score of 9.83 for completing several top-to-bottom carves on a 3-foot wave.

"I was just in the right place at the right time," said Hunter, who is 15 and home-schooled.

Snow, a recent graduate of Academy of the Pacific, won both the men's and open men's longboarding divisions. He plans to turn pro after this summer.

In the men's division, the other finalists dropped out for various reasons, so Snow got to surf by himself. He said that helped him win the open men's division later in the day.

"I never come out to surf here because it's always crowded, so getting the whole place to myself was something," said Snow, 19. "But it was a good warm-up. I got to practice and see where the waves were breaking."

All the top performers earned invitations to the American Surfing Championships next week at Huntington Beach, Calif.

Final results

Shortboard surfing

Menehune: 1, Ezekiel Lau. 2, Malia Manuel. 3, Keanu Asing. 4, Keoni Perkins. 5, Ashley Hunter. 6, Tanner Hendrickson. Boys: 1, Kekoa Cazimero. 2, Clay Marzo. 3, Derek Wong. 4, Alex Smith. 5, Kai Barger. 6, Kalani Martin. Junior men: 1, Casey Brown. 2, Ola Eleogram. 3, Robert Wurlitzer. 4, Gavin Gillette. 5, T.J. Barron. 6, Torrey Meister. Men: 1, Makai McMichael. 2, Jared Clapper. 3, Drew Irons. 4, Eddie Huihui. 5, Scott Saito. 6, Cisco Kay. Masters: 1, Ben Lacy. 2, Richard Jaquias. 3, Eric Alcosiba. 4, Jason Tangalin. 5, Matt Kenny. 6, Richard Tom. Senior men: 1, Kal Faurot. 2, Dale Sabate. 3, Adam Escobar. 4, Robert Howard. 5, Santos Catian. 6, Dexter Shimabukuro. Grandmasters: 1, Allen Wicklund. 2, Bobby Judd. 3, Craig Balmores. 4, Raymond Shito. 5, John Bajet. 6, Dana Yoshimura. Senior Grandmasters: 1, Craig Sugihara. Open men: 1, Ola Eleogram. 2, Clay Marzo. 3, Gavin Gillette. 4, Drew Irons. 5, Dusty Payne. 6, Wesley Larson. Legends: 1, Malcolm Ing. 2, Koapaka Brown. 3, Roger Kinnaman. Girls: 1, Lani Hunter. 2, Paige Alms. 3, Ashley Hunter. 4, Moana Wieteka. 5, Erika Steiner. 6, Leila Hurst. Women: 1, Jeannie Chesser. 2, Katherine Van Dyke. 3, Christal Mortensen. 4, Lyra Drouin. 5, Virginia Fajardo. 6, Kelli Frye. Air show: 1, Masaijah Lani. 2, Albee Layer. 3, Levi Gonzales. 4, Benny Martin. 5, Tonino Benson. 6, Zachary Fonoimoana.

Bodyboarding

Men: 1, Jason Oh. 2, Travis Miyazaki. 3, Bud Miyamoto. 4, Jed Kutaka. 5, Randy Jackson. 6, Jamie Rosenfield. Junior men: 1, Kawika Cambra. 2, Cory Mira. 3, Jeremy Ferguson. 4, David Phillips. 5, Jonah Romero. 6, Colin Black. Boys: 1, Tucker Bontecou. 2, Kyle Mira. 3, Chad Villarin. 4, Noah Murray. 5, Travis Smith. 6, Mackenzie Yoshida. Women: 1, Liane Chang-Remular. 2, Carrie Akina. Dropknee: 1, Bud Miyamoto. 2, Joe Kelling. 3, Randy Jackson. 4, Riley Momohara. 5, Brandon Hilton. 6, James Clancy. Launch: 1, Jed Kutaka. 2, Travis Miyazaki. 3, Kawika Cambra. 4, Brandon Hilton. 5, Mackenzie Yoshida. 6, David Phillips.

Longboard surfing

Menehune: 1, Kekai Menistero. 2, Kaleo Cajigal. 3, Genki Kino. 4, Erika Steiner. 5, Cedric Caires. 6, Leila Hurst. Men: 1, Ned Snow. Masters: 1, Charleston Awai. 2, Len Barrow. 3, Jeff Silva. 4, Lucas Won. 5, Lopaka Loke. Girls: 1, Erika Steiner. 2, Geodee Clark. 3, Megan Godinez. 4, Kristen Steiner. 5, Taylor Haines. 6, Vanessa Martinez. Junior men: 1, Makamae DeSoto. 2, Geoff Wong. 3, Daryn Flem. 4, Ben Kealoha Jr. 5, Koa Enriques. 6, Kainalu Froiseth. Women: 1, Virginia Fajardo. 2, Katherine Van Dyke. 3, Teddi Lee Sipe. 4, Lana Clark. 5, Mimi Horiuchi. 6, Lyra Drouin. Open men: 1, Ned Snow. 2, Ben Kealoha Jr. 3, Emerick Ishikawa. 4, Makamae DeSoto. 5, Aka Pai. 6, Kaimana Beauford. Senior men: 1, Lance Ohata. 2, Allen Wicklund. 3, Dean Nakamaru. 4, Jon Mar. 5, Craig Balmores. 6, Daniel Kauai.