Wave sliding, or maybe better known by its modern name surfing, originated from the Polynesia region which includes places such as New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands, according to a Surf N Sea article.

Here at Cal Poly, 21-year-old Honolulu native Gabbi Knudson is a third-year student majoring in business information systems, but 15 miles west from the campus she’s a veteran surfer that’s been ripping waves since she was a kid.

Since Knudson grew up surfing in Hawaii, she’s had the opportunity to experience what surfing is like in both where it was invented and right here in the San Luis Obispo community.

“It’s [SLO] way different from Hawaii, maybe just cause that’s where surfing was born and made,” Knudson said. “Hawaii has a really close knit community.”

Joe Forrestdavis