Picture this. Jawz is cracking, the tow-in boys are going off, and the lineup is full of testosterone and serious glory hounds. Quick -- what do you wear to a day like this? Maui Rippers. Made on Maui, these board shorts are the choice of Maui's elite lifeguard corps and tow-in heroes such as Archie Kalepa and company. The guards helped design these togs, in fact. They are clean, easy on the eyes, and tough as nails. Simmer Hawaii, in Paia, which is about a core a shop as you can get for board sports, carries them, which speaks volumes. You can only buy them on Maui and in one shop in Kona. Fortunately, you can get them online. They also have stylin' boardshorts and shirts for wahine -- who are charging just as hard as the guys these days. Geev um!

—Alex, 10/16/06