One of our primary motivations for doing this event is to raise money to benefit the local Hawaiian community. This year, 25% of the proceeds will go to the Outrigger Duke Foundation as a way to financially assist some deserving local kids with scholarships. We will also be welcoming 8-10 underprivileged youth from Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawaii to attend the skills clinic free.

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We chose the Duke Foundation as our beneficiary because part of their mission since 1986 is to positively impact the Hawaii volleyball scene. They do this by hosting events like OceanFest, creating the Waterman Hall of Fame and providing over $3.7 million in scholarships to kids that play Duke's favorite sports, including volleyball.

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Duke himself was a longtime member of Outrigger Canoe Club, which is where the Crabb Brothers grew up learning to play & spent almost all of their free time as kids.

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It wasn't until later in life that Taylor & Trevor realized how privileged they were to have access to those three beach courts at OCC and the infamous "Baby Court." It's frustrating how few public beach courts there are on Oahu compared to mainland towns, despite Hawaii having year-round beach weather and some of the most beautiful parks and beaches in the world -- not to mention the most talented, volleyball-obsessed fans in the country!

 

With no professional sports here, one could easily argue that UH Men's and Women's Volleyball games at Stan Sheriff are the best sporting events in town. The teams are great, the fans are amazing and the vibes are immaculate. Then there's the fact that 1/3 of the 2024 Men's Olympic Team either grew up or played at Hawaii (Micah Christensen, Micah Ma'a, Erik Shoji, Taylor Averill) and 6 current AVP Beach Pros grew up in Hawaii (Taylor Crabb, Trevor Crabb, Ryan Wilcox, Tri Bourne, Lila Tucker and Carly Kan). 

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The point is that Hawaii loves volleyball and has arguably the most talent per square foot of anywhere in the world, yet barely anywhere for the public to play!

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We plan to start a nonprofit in 2026 dedicated to the creation of more public beach volleyball courts around the state and will use funds from future Crabb Classics to build them.