In the late '90s, a global yo-yo craze took off—but it all started with a group of Hawaiian kids in teal shirts. I talk with U.S. National Yo-Yo Master Jennifer Baybrook—the first woman to win both the U.S. Nationals and World Yo-Yo Contest—and Alex "Warp Speed" Garcia, a two-time U.S. National Champion known for his lightning-fast two-handed style. Together, they share what it was like to tour the world and spark a yo-yo revolution before they even finished high school.

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Alex Garcia's freestyle at the 1998 US National Yo-yo Contest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9crvRfAaYM Jennifer Baybrook's Yo-Yo Hall of Fame Inductee video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9GRu2g-cW0

0:00 Chocolate tour 1:06 A brief history of Hawaii's influence on yo-yoing 1:49 Sandy Beach 4:00 Jennifer Baybrook Interview 9:36 Honolulu Street Art 10:40 Alex Garcia Interview 16:51 Falling Mangos trick 18:00 Wrapping up