Welcome to Shaka Kayaks, North Shore Oahu's premiere eco-kayak tour company featuring clear bottom kayaks. We invite you to spend some time with us exploring the hidden jewels of Oahu's North Shore. Come along on a guided ocean kayak tour that departs from the world famous Turtle Bay Resort. See first hand the marine life as your clear bottom kayak glides over tropical fish, colorful coral reefs and turtles. Learn about the local flora and fauna from your expert guide. Step back into history inside of a real WWII bunker. Relax with refreshments on one of the most beautiful secluded beaches in all of Oahu. Explore the trails behind Kawela Bay looking for the giant "Lost" Banyan Tree. Search for buried treasure for the keiki. Experience a chance encounter with a spinner dolphin, humpback whale, Hawaiian monk seal or even a movie star. Whether you are a first time visitor or a local kama'aina there is something new for everyone to see. And remember our motto...
"Take only pictures, leave only a wake "
Our Location
Turtle Bay Resort
Shaka Kayaks is located in Hawai’i on the legendary North Shore of Oahu at
the beautiful Turtle Bay Resort. Turtle Bay Resort is a 5 star resort only
45 minutes from the hustle of Honolulu but a world apart. With over 4
miles of untouched shoreline where you can easily find your own private beach it
is a direct contrast to Waikiki that is less than 2 miles long and sometimes
hard to find a place to put your towel down. One of the best and
environmentally friendly ways to reach these secluded beaches is by kayak.
Kawela Bay is the highlight of the kayak tour. As there is no public beach
access, most locals don’t even know about this beautiful gem of True Hawai’i
which is the location for several movie and TV shows. Other resort
activities include two landscaped pools, two championship golf courses, a
surfing school, helicopter tours, horseback riding, hiking and mountain biking
trails, 10 tennis courts, a world class spa, gourmet dining, snorkeling and
guided sea kayak tours. Turtle Bay Resort is the only true luxury
full-service resort on the breathtaking North Shore of Oahu. They are True
Hawai’i.
Your Guides
Captain Scott Sundby
Captain Scott is both the owner and founder of Shaka Kayaks. Captain Scott first visited Oahu when he was 8 years old and it changed his life. He did his first open water scuba dive here at age 9 and became a certified diver at age 10. Continuing his love of the ocean, he vowed never to live more than walking distance to the ocean and 30 years later he has kept this promise. At age 15, Captain Scott became the youngest ever certified PADI dive master and at 18 the youngest PADI instructor certified in Australia.
Captain Scott focused his education on water safety and became a Florida state Emergency Medical Technician and a PADI Medic First Aid and CPR instructor. At age 21 he received his US Coast Guard captain’s license and for the next 15 years he kept his childhood vow by living on the ocean on a variety of boats around the world. While living in Mexico for 8 years, Captain Scott did field research on manta rays. He authored and taught the very first course on manta rays and fought to get and keep these beautiful creatures protected.
Captain Scott relocated to Palau where he learned about kayak eco tours from the experts there. While there he met the love of his life Sarah, and after getting married in South Africa they delivered a live aboard dive boat from Palau to Belize. During the next year they continued on an adventure trip around the world filming wildlife, and when they came to Oahu they decided to stop and make it their home. They have been living for 5 years now at Turtle Bay exploring the untouched shoreline. Captain Scott started Shaka Kayaks with the interest of protecting one of Oahu’s last untouched areas of True Hawai'i by offering environmentally friendly eco-tours that "take only pictures and leave only footprints in the sand."
Sheila Lee
Sheila was born and raised in San Diego, California where she first gained her love of the ocean and water sports. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelors Degree in Global Studies she became a seasonal guide traveling from one adventure spot to the next. She has guided extensive kayaking, backpacking, bicycling, ziplineing, surfing and snorkeling trips throughout North America, Central America and the Hawaiian Islands. When Sheila is not on the water guiding she also fills in at school as a substitute teacher. Sheila lives on the North Shore of Oahu where you can find her charging the big waves in the winter time, rock climbing or practicing yoga.
Drew Wilkinson
Drew is an experienced waterman in activities such as surfing, kayaking and swimming through underwater caves. He grew up in Florida where he attended Florida State University and received a degree in environmental education. After 2 years of teaching high school environmental science, Drew decided it was time to follow his dreams and moved out to Hawaii. On the Big Island he volunteered for the Hawksbill Sea Turtle Recovery Project before moving to the North Shore of Oahu. He enjoys eating breakfast foods late into the night and getting barreled at the crack of dawn. Furthermore, he is an adamant reduce, reuse, recycler and can often be seen picking up trash in random places. Drew is also a scuba diver and Red Cross certified lifeguard instructor with a passion for eating mangoes and salsa dancing.
Nicole Corbo
Nicole was originally from the northeast states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. She spent a large majority of her childhood playing and exploring in the ocean. Her love for the ocean and all the joy it brings brought her to the warmer waters of Big Island of Hawaii four years ago. Here she spent 2 years studying and protecting the Honu’ea or the Hawaiian Hawksbill Sea Turtle through a conservation project at backcountry beaches on the Big Island. Nicole has been fortunate enough to travel, hike, surf and kayak in many of the Hawaiian Islands and countries like Fiji and Costa Rica. Her love for surfing, and working with children brought her to the North Shore of Oahu one year ago.
Nicole is currently a student at UH Manoa studying to be a special education teacher. One day she hopes to give children with disabilities the opportunity to explore this unique environment in Hawaii! She is certified by the American Red Cross as a Lifeguard with First Aid and CPR certifications as well as being certified as a Solo Wilderness First Responder and a PADI Open Water Diver.
