In January of 2020, Kemper sat atop the Hawaii/Tahiti Nui QS rankings after his third-career WSL win at Sunset Beach. Following a near-fatal fall in Morocco just weeks later, the Maui, Hawaii competitor returned with his goals set to make a comeback to one of the world's wonders, Pe'ahi (Jaws). Now, he looks to defend his Sunset title at the Sunset Pro pres. by HIC.