Big Wave Surfer Kelly Slater Joins Kona Brewing for the Brand’s Longest-Running Campaign

The champion athlete joins the brewer's ad spots and environmental conservation effort ahead of the Olympics

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Surf legend Kelly Slater joins Kona Brewing Company for a continuation of the brewer’s largest ad campaign, “Dear Mainland.” The athlete appears in three TV ads centering the pairing of Kona’s beer with surfing and a day at the beach.

The short, sunny spots— titled “Surf Lesson,” “Board Meeting” and “Great Day”—show Slater by the ocean sharing beers with Kona’s beloved “Bruddahs,” two actors who embody the spirit of the brand, with playful banter and shared island wisdom.

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