Due to the difficulty of raising high levels of prize money through sponsorship, the event could not always offer all disciplines or get the status of an official PWA World Cup.
With eight victories at these various Hookipa events, Robby Naish is the most successful competitor in the wave contests at Ho'okipa, followed by Jason Polakow (4), Mark Angulo (3) Morgan Noireaux (3).
For the women, Angela Cocheran (7) is the best performer in history with seven victories in wave riding, ahead of Iballa Ruano Moreno (4) and Debbie Brown (3).
(Status of 2020)[citation needed] Competitions shaded grey were not counted as windsurf world cup.
In contrast to the Aloha Classic, the Maui Invitational takes part in spring time, when the trade winds are more reliable.