Huntington Beach's Kolby Aipa, 20, dies after e-bike accident

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Huntington Beach’s Kolby Aipa, 20, dies after e-bike accident


Duke Aipa blows the conch shell to start the paddle out in honor of Brian Wilson at the Huntington Beach Pier on June 21.

Kolby Aipa, 20, died Tuesday after being critically injured Saturday night when he and his ebike were being towed by a car. His grandfather, Ben Aipa, opened Aipa Surf Company in 1970. Above, his father, Duke Aipa blows the conch shell to start the Surf City paddle out in honor of Brian Wilson on June 21. (James Carbone)

By Matt Szabo
Staff Writer
Aug. 4, 2025 3:22 PM PT

Huntington Beach resident Kolby Aipa, 20, died Tuesday after he was critically injured in an e-bike accident on Saturday night. … Aipa had been fighting on life support, but the family, which owns Aipa Surf, made a social media post Tuesday afternoon reporting that he had succumbed to his injuries.

Update:
4:55 p.m. Aug. 5, 2025 This article was updated with news of Aipa’s death.

“We are completely heartbroken,” read the statement posted to Aipa Surf. “We wanted to thank all the visitors, supporters, food deliveries, donations, flowers, cards, countless stories and photos his friends have shared with us, Drs and nurses that have taken care of our sweet boy. The H.B. community and everyone around the world have touched our hearts in an unimaginable way.

“Thank you for loving our boy. Kolby always had a way with touching the lives of whoever he met. His acts of kindness and caring was his gift of Aloha to friends and strangers alike. To everyone that reads this ... pass his Aloha on. So, how Kolby treated you, treat others in that same way ...In this you are continuing his legacy of Aloha. And you too can be like Kolby. Remember him and tell the world that #iamkolby.”

Huntington Beach police spokesman Corbin Carson said Monday that Aipa was being towed by a car of people that he was associated with on Pacific Coast Highway on Saturday night when he lost control of his e-bike and was struck by the same car that had been towing him.

The accident occurred at 10:08 p.m. Saturday night, near the intersection of Seapoint Street and Pacific Coast Highway, Carson said. Aipa, critically injured, was taken to UCI Medical Center. … There have been no arrests but the investigation is ongoing, Carson said.

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