Share this…ThreadsLinkedinEmailCopyThe Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy returned to Front Street in Lahaina this month, three years after the shop was destroyed in the August 2023 wildfires. And we’re so grateful for this opportunity to give back,” Kimo Kinimaka said in a news releaseKinimaka started Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy in 1998. After losing its Lahaina shop in the wildfire, Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy continued to operate near Launiupoko. Three years later, the academy has returned to the community and the shoreline that shaped it. With its return, Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy is participating in the Kamaʻāina Referral Program as a way to say mahalo to Maui friends and neighbors who refer visitors to local businesses.