Aarya Tabalno Record Breaking IBC World Tour

UPDATED 6/6/2023

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Aloha Everyone, this message is from Kanoe (Aarya's mom). We'd like to send a huge mahalo to every one of you for donating funds to support Aarya's dream of competing in the IBC World Tour. She is one step closer to bringing the world title home to Kauai, Hawaii.

Aayra has currently won both South American legs, which now makes her the #1 ranking wahine in the pro junior women division, BUT she still needs to defend that spot in her third and FINAL leg of the tour.

We come from such a small island in the middle of the Pacific and it is her honor, my honor, our honor to represent Hawaii. We, as Hawaiians, come with lots of talented keiki o ka`aina. I, Aarya's makuahine, am so blessed beyond words to have ohana, friends and people from the community show their support for my kaikamahine.

Aarya has one last stop in La Salie, France in August. As all the stops are important, La Salie is the most crucial. There, they will crown the winner of the 2023 Pro Junior Women World Title.

We are filled with great gratitude, we also humbly ask you to please continue to support and kokua so that she can try her very best to bring that title home.

You can watch and stay connected on YouTube (search IBC World Tour 2023) https://www.youtube.com/@IBCWorldTour/about or you can follow on their Facebook and Instagram as well.

Mahalo everyone, we love you guys!! CHEEEEHUUUUUU!!

UPDATED 5/23/23:

Aloha Everyone, this message is from Kanoe (Aarya's mom). We'd like to send a huge mahalo to every one of you for donating funds to support Aarya's dream of competing in the IBC World Tour & being one step closer to hopefully bringing the world title home to Kauai, Hawaii. We are currently in Chile, where she is making her way to the top, here at the 2nd of 3 stops in the IBC World Tour. We come from such a small island in the middle of the Pacific and it is her honor, my honor, our honor to represent Hawaii. We, as Hawaiians, come with lots of talented keiki o ka`aina. I, Aarya's makuahine, am so blessed beyond words to have ohana, friends and people from the community show their support for my kaikamahine. Aarya has one last stop after Chile, and that will be in La Salie, France. There she has the opportunity to win the Pro Junior Women World Title of 2023. We are filled with great gratitude, we also humbly ask you to please continue to support and kokua so she can try her very best to bring that title home. You can watch # stay connected on YouTube (search IBC World Tour 2023) or https://ibcworldtour.com and on their Facebook and Instagram as well. Mahalo everyone, we love you guys!! We say CHEEEEHUUUUU, in Chile they say YEEEEEEWWWW!

Aloha,

We are writing on behalf of Aarya Tabalno's Chandler Ohana. Aarya is a 16-year-old Kauai native who recently became the first Hawaiian bodyboarder to win a Bodyboarding event in Brazil. She won the pro junior women's event for the ArcelorMittal Wahine Bodyboading Pro at Jacaraipe Beach in Espirito Santo, Brazil in April.

The event in Brazil is only one stop on the IBC World Tour. The next event of the tour is the Antofagasta Bodyboarding Festival in Antofagasta, Chile May 18-28, 2023; followed by the final Pro Junior Woman's event August 23-25, 2023 at the La Salie Pro held in La Salie, France.

The winner of the Pro Junior Woman's division of 2023 IBC World Tour is the athlete with the highest cummulative score from all three events. Let's continue to give Aarya the opportunity to break records and show the world just how stong the mana is with this small town keiki from Kauai!

Aarya continues to work with her school, and tutor to stay on top of her studies while she is away from school. She also continues to fundraise with her ohana by selling smoked meat. She is determined. That determination may not be enough to raise funds in such a short amount of time to participate in the next event. That is why we are humbly asking for your support. Let's give this well deserving girl the opportunity to continue to make Kauai proud!

Much love and Aloha,

Anthony and Susan Chandler