By the mid- 2000’s, the world had gotten out, that the H.I.V.S.A. was a “must attend” event. Surf afficianados from as far away as Japan, Europe and Australia and New Zealand attended. Once again the quality on items on offer went up and the stoke factor was ratcheted up as well. If you wanted to obtain a class piece of surf history, this was the event to be at.