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Updated at 7:25 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2008

Hawaii surfers third, fourth in U.S. Open longboard

Advertiser Staff

Ned Snow of the Big Island placed third and Noah Shimabukuro of Maui was fourth in the longboard division of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing today at Huntington Beach, Calif.

Taylor Jenson of California won the longboard final.

The final of the men's pro division was also run today, with Nathaniel Curran of California defeating France's Tim Boal in the final.

Hawai'i surfers Torrey Meister, Dusty Payne and Roy Powers were eliminated earlier in the day.

Payne lost to Boal in the quarterfinals; Meister and Powers lost in the round of 16.

The U.S. Open of Surfing is considered the largest and most-watched surfing contest in California. It is also a part of professional surfing's World

Qualifying Series.