Who are the Smith Brothers Hawaii?

Alex and Koa Smith are two life-loving brothers from Kauai who’ve combined their skills in the salt with a curiosity about the world and love of the camera to create one of the liveliest blogs in surfing, the epic LastNameFirst.tv.

Where is Koa Smith from?

I am more focused on the surfing side.” Though Kauai—the Hawaiian island north of Oahu—is home, he spends winters residing in and competing on the North Shore.

What happened to Koa Smith?

During the pulse of the swell, he tucked into a massive closeout and got knocked unconscious, sustaining a traumatic brain injury that altered his life. At the height of his surfing career, his future was turned upside down.