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How Billy Kemper Convinced The WSL (And The Mayor) To Have Locals In The Pipe Challenger

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Hawaiian Billy Kemper convinced Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi to allow him to add more hours to Pipe's challenger and thus have a round dedicated exclusively to Hawaiian locals, the surfer told Stab. Kemper declared to the publication in a note signed by Holden Trnka: "Yes, I went to Mayor. Graham Stapleberg, WSL, basically told me that if I convinced the state to add a few hours to our 32 permit, I would approve the entry of 20 local surfers f…

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Stab Magazine broke the news in on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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