Stephen Koehne Jr.

Age: 25
Hometown: Kilauea, Kauai
Sponsors/employer: Reef Clothing, Electric, DaKine, Pipe Dreams, Pull-In, Kicker Audio, Raw Revolution Organic Food Bar, O.N.E Coconut water
Years skateboarding/Surfing: 14 years surfing
Travel: Tahiti 5 times, Australia 5 times, Mexico 4 times, Micronesia twice, Cabo San Lucas, Indonesia twice, Barbados, New Caledonia, Rotness Island, California, First skateboard/surfboard, etc: Maybe when I was around 8 I got a new board for Christmas
Fav spots: Pipeline and Teahupo’o, P-Pass, a few Kauai underground areas
Fav/Memorable Experiences: Last trip to P-Pass, 6 to 10 feet with 3 guys out, going off. Last trip to Tahiti, caught the biggest wave I’ve ever got. Last winter at Pipe, got my best wave ever out there. Cover of Transworld Surf mag in 2004, I was SO stoked!
Fav skateboarder/ surfer, etc: I think one of the guys I look up to the most is Laird Hamilton because I know him and he is the real deal, and is one of the top all around Watermen in the world. The guy is bad when it comes to dealing with the ocean!
Food: Chinese food. Chicken chow mein with cake noodle……hard to beat!
Music: Anything with a good beat. Rap, Reggae, 80’s, whatver sounds good
Other interest: Fishing( trolling) on my 18 foot Force boat, Stand up paddling, chess
Inspiration: Laird Hamilton, Kelly Slater, the Irons’ brothers tuberiding, Dane Reynolds carves, my friends because they all rip! Lil Wayne because he is smooth.
Last words: Be humble, but be confident and believe in yourself.