OluKai Ohana Sandals

On a surf trip, sandals are everyday attire. They’re obligatory—an integral part of the surfer’s uniform. And hands down, the OluKai Ohanas are the best sandals we’ve ever tested. We straight up lived in these flip flops on a surf road trip from Canada to Mexico—and have since rocked them in the deserts of Utah and the high alpine of Colorado. While more affordable than some of OluKai’s premium leather offerings, the Ohana is brilliantly designed and built to last. The rubber outsole offers the grip needed to scramble up seaside cliffs, while the compression-molded, pillowy EVA midsole cradles and cushions the foot for all-day comfort. The broad, stylish synthetic straps are supremely comfortable against the top of the foot. Best of all, we’ve been relentlessly wearing these for months on end, and the outsole shows little sign of wear. If anything, these sandals have gotten better with age as they’ve formed to our feet. In Hawaiian culture, “Ohana” means “family,” but in a far-reaching sense—it can refer to immediate kin as well as friends, neighbors, etc. The name fits for these sandals, seeing as how the Ohanas have brought us into the OluKai family for life.