Hawaii is one of the lucky places on Earthy to have a virtually year-round surf season. So long as you’re willing to drive around, you’ll find a wave.

But that’s not stopping an Oahu company from wanting to develop surf parks here and in Southern California. 

Big wave surfer and surf-rescue pioneer Brian Keaulana has co-founded Honokea Surf Parks and secured the U.S. rights to Spanish-engineered wave-generating technology. 

The latest Wavegarden prototype, built in Spain’s Basque region, generates tubing waves that peel for more than 900 feet without losing power or shape.

The proposed surf parks would have a lagoon that generates surfing waves that cater to different levels of surfers, from beginner to professional. 

“By eliminating variables and dangers typically associated with surfing in the ocean, the technology provides the highest quality waves independent of weather conditions for year-round participation,” the company said in a statement.

No word yet on where the surf parks would be built — or how surfers who learn on perfect man-made waves will adjust when transitioning to real waves (with variable conditions) out in the ocean.

— Sara Lin

Flickr image via dingadinga.