Hand-poured in Puka Cove

RIDER MADE.
FOUR PAW APPROVED.

Small-batch surfboard wax made in a garage by Kai Holokai, with quality control by a chihuahua named Willie. Plant-based. Plastic-free wrappers. Four water temps plus a base coat that actually holds.

The Origin Story

Or: how a chihuahua got top billing
Willie the chihuahua riding a longboard at the beach

Kai & Willie

I'm Kai. I grew up surfing the North Shore, moved to Puka Cove for the year-round break, and started mixing my own wax in my garage when nothing off the shelf could handle a California summer.

Then I found Willie at a Long Beach shelter. Tiny chihuahua. Big personality. Turns out he's a natural longboard rider. He sits on the deck while I paddle out. He's been the unofficial wax-tester for every batch since.

Every bar gets Willie's tail-wag rating. Most of them pass. The ones that don't, we throw out. He's stricter than you'd expect.

— Kai (with quality control by Willie)

The Bars

Pick your water temp. Stack your wax pyramid.
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BASE
all temps
Base Coat
All Water Temps
The foundation bar. Hardest formulation. Goes on first to make every other bar stick.
COLD
≤ 60°F
Cold Water
Up to 60°F
Soft top coat for NorCal winter and East Coast Nor'easters. Grips when it's cold and your hands hurt.
COOL
58-68°F
Cool Water
58-68°F
The California-spring-and-fall workhorse. Most of you will reach for this one.
New 2026
WARM
64-74°F
Warm Water
64-74°F
California summer. Florida winter. Just-right-not-tropical. Doesn't melt at 11 AM.
TROPIC
75°F+
Tropical
75°F & up
Hawaii. Mexico. Caribbean. Florida summer. Hardest top coat we make. Stays put when it's hot.
Willie's Pick
WILLIE
limited
Willie's Pick
Limited Edition
A rotating limited bar. Comes with a Willie sticker. He picked the recipe. We don't argue.

Where We Surf

Local first. Always.
Puka Pier
HQ · Daily
Pelican Bluff
Sunrise sessions
Driftwood Bay
Longboard heaven
Newport
South of HQ
Tide Pools
Beginner-friendly
Trestles
When it's pumping
San Onofre
Old-school cruise
The Reef
Performance shortboard

The Wax Report

Once a month. From Kai. (And occasionally Willie.)
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