Profile for Mahina Maeda

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The North Shore's Mahina Maeda is quickly making a name for herself as the latest female talent to emerge from the Hawaiian islands. Growing up idolizing Carissa Moore and Coco Ho, Maeda has started to blaze her own trail recently. Last winter she was towed into giant surf Nazare in Portugal by her "Uncle"� Garrett McNamara. She then kicked off her competitive year with a win at the Hainan Pro in China, and added third-place finishes at the Australian Open and the Los Cabos Open. She lost to Sally Fitzgibbons as a wildcard at the recent Fiji Pro, but considering she's still in high school, she's well on her way to a solid career amongst the world's best.