...celebrating 16 years surfing for a cure on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009.

The day begins at 7 a.m. with the Longboard Invitational at the beach near Scripps Pier.  Each company-sponsored team of four is paired up with a longboard legend to compete in the surfing contest. The contest is free to watch. Many come to watch the event, get autographs, and buy souvenirs.

The Luau begins around noon as guests head up to Pawka Green on the campus of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Guests dine on a tropical buffet by Waters Fine Catering and are entertained by a variety of live music and traditional Polynesian dancing from the Heali'i's Polynesian Revue. Opportunity drawings and live and silent auctions offer the chance to get one-of-a-kind surfboards, memorabilia and trips. To close the day, the memorable Rell Sunn Award is presented.

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Thank you to our 2008 Luau & Longboard Invitational’s title sponsor, Pfizer La Jolla.

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