Who Makes Dakine Backpacks?
Who Makes Dakine Backpacks? History. Dakine was founded in 1979 in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, by Rob Kaplan. In 1986 Dakine moved its base of operations to Hood River, Oregon, U.S., and has remained there since. In August 2009, Dakine was acquired by Billabong International Limited. What company owns Dakine? Marquee Brands Are Dakine bags waterproof?