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Watch: Eli Hanneman Goes On A Bender

The 22 year old samples the North Shore’s finest fruits.

cinema // Dec 10, 2024
Words by Jack O'Neill Paterson
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Craving new experiences? Tired of the grind? Longing to be young, wild, and free? When life gets you down, you could always pack your bag, tell your boss to shove it, and dive headfirst into a life-changing, three-month narcotics bender. You’ll undoubtedly end up with new lovers, new perspectives, and a lingering glow of drug-induced psychosis. 

Failing that, why not lock yourself in a basement and binge-read unnervingly convincing Reddit threads that paint Mark Zuckerberg as a Russian war mogul who gorges on the blood of the youth?

Either way, you’re never really stuck. You always, always have options. 

Eli Hanneman has a different, and possibly healthier, interpretation of a bender. After dropping a highlight reel that made grown men gape earlier this year, it seems the 22-year-old Maui local has been indulging in another swell binge of late. His latest YouTube drop showcases sessions at Rocky Point, Haleiwa, and Pipeline.

As we wait for the Vans Pipe Masters to kick off, this might be the fix we need to get us through.

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