its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message dakine founded haiku maui hawaii 1979 headquarters hood river oregon united states area served worldwide products sportswear and sports equipment parent altamont capital partners website www.dakine.com dakine is an american outdoor clothing company specializing in sportswear and sports equipment for alternative sports . founded in hawaii the name comes from the hawaiian pidgin word da kine derived from the kind . now based in hood river oregon products are manufactured overseas the company also sponsors athletes from the lifestyle and sporting fields of skiing 1 biking 2 windsurfing 3 kiting 4 snowboarding 5 surfing 6 and skateboarding . 7 contents 1 history 2 products 3 team 3.1 surf 3.2 skate 3.3 snowboard 3.4 ski 3.5 bike 3.6 windsurf 3.7 kite 4 social compliance standard 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit dakine was founded in 1979 in haiku maui hawaii by rob kaplan . in 1986 dakine moved its base of operations to hood river oregon u.s. and has remained there since . in august 2009 dakine was acquired by billabong international limited . 8 for about us 100 million . 9 the company moved into a new 25 000 square foot 2 300 m2 headquarters along the columbia river in hood river in june 2013 . 10 also in 2013 billabong sold dakine for 70 million to altamont capital partners . 11 in 2016 dakine closed the original cannary loction in haiku . as of 2016 dakine has offices in oregon oahu and annecy france . products edit dakine sells backpacks clothing outerwear luggage and accessories for men women and children . 12 team edit surf edit albee layer andy irons benny bourgeois brett simpson bruce irons cj hobgood damien hobgood eric geiselman evan geiselman granger larsen hank gaskell ian gentil ian walsh jake halstead joel parkinson matt meola miguel pupo pancho randazzo rob machado shea taj burrow tonino benson fcuk products zeke lau 13 skate edit andrew cannon andrew langi ben hatchell brent atchley chris haslam corey duffel elliot sloan jesse landen nick tucker paul machnau ryan decenzo sean conover shawn hale sierra fellers steven reeves torey pudwill willis kimbel 14 snowboard edit annie boulanger austin smith brandon cocard bryan fox curtis ciszek elias elhardt eric jackson forrest b rki jason robinson johnnie paxson josh dirksen jp walker kelly underwood leanne pelosi louis felix paradis scott stevens shayne pospisil victor de le rue wolle nyvelt 15 ski edit ana s caradeux andy mahre anna segal chris benchetler eric pollard mike henitiuk nick goepper pep fujas sammy carlson sean pettit tanner hall todd ligare 16 bike edit andrew shandro darcy turenne geoff gulevich graham agassiz matthew slaven ren wildhaber steffi marth thomas vanderham 17 windsurf edit anne marie reichman bryan metcalf perez connor baxter dario ojeda dean christener fiona wylde florian jung francisco porcella graham ezzy jeyug jay lee josh angulo junko nagoshi kai katchadourian kevin pritchard levi siver motoko sato peter garzke philip soltysiak rob warwick tatiana howard tony boy garcia tyson poor uli hoelzl whit poor wyatt miller zane schweitzer 18 kite edit alvaro onieva andre philip ben wilson bertrand fleury boris judin bryan lake clinton bolton eric rienstra gisela pulido greg norman jr. jason slezak jason stone josh mulcoy julian hosp kristin boese marc ramseier mark shinn martin vari melissa gil niccolo porcella rob douglas ryland blakeney sam medysky tuva jansen victor borsuk 19 social compliance standard edit the company has adopted the social compliance standard social accountability international s sa8000 the standard is based on the primary international workplace rights contained within the international labour organisation conventions the universal declaration of human rights and the un convention on the rights of the child . 12 20 see also edit list of companies based in oregon references edit dakine ski . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . dakine bike . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . dakine windsurf . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . dakine kite . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . dakine snowboard . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . dakine surf . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . dakine skate . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . sullivan adam august 21 2008 . billabong acquires dakine . transworld business . retrieved june 18 2013 . schaefers allison august 23 2008 . billabong buys dakine for 100m . honolulu star bulletin . retrieved june 18 2013 . culverwell wendy june 18 2013 . dakine moves to hood river waterfront . portland business journal . retrieved june 19 2013 . brettman allan august 10 2013 . hood river based dakine aims to regain its culture under new ownership . the oregonian . retrieved august 12 2013 . a b home . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . surf team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . skate team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . snowboard team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . ski team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . bike team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . windsurf team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . kite team . dakine . dakine . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . why adopt a standard . billabong usa . billabong . june 2013 . retrieved 19 june 2013 . external links edit official website independent reviews retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dakine & oldid 742300957 categories sporting goods manufacturers of the united stateswindsurfing equipmentkitesurfinghood river oregoncompanies based in oregonhidden categories 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