Dakine

Dakine is an American outdoor clothing company specializing in sportswear and sports equipment for alternative sports like windsurfing, snowboarding, skiing and mountain biking. The outdoor accessories brand sponsors as well. Rob Kaplan founded Dakine in 1979 in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, with an innovative surf leash. In Hawaiian slang, Da kine means the best. In 2009, Dakine was acquired by Billabong International Limited. In 2013, Billabong sold Dakine to Altamont Capital Partners. Dakine distributes in more than fifty countries.