There will not be a Billabong Pipe Masters Surf Meet on Oahu in 2019 in either January or December, the World Surf League announced in a statement posted on its website Thursday.

The organization, which represents most of the premier surf meets in the world, also indicated that the fate of other 2019 events on Oahu has not been determined.

“We would love to continue to bring our full array of events to Hawaii, but we need to be able to plan long term and receive the appropriate local support in order to help grow Hawaiian surfing in a sustainable way,” WSL CEO Sophie Goldschmidt said in the statement.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and WSL have been locked in a disagreement over the league’s desire to change its requested dates for two of its tournaments: the Billabong, which historically has run in December, and the Volcom Pipe Pro, which is held in January.

WSL previously stated it would hold the 2018 Billabong in December regardless of what the city decided.

The change WSL sought would have meant the league starting its touring year with the Billabong.

While the WSL’s international tour schedule runs from January to December, when it crowns its men’s and women’s champions, the city’s “North Shore calendar” year runs from Sept. 1 to May 31.

“We are disappointed we will not be able to run the 2019 Billabong Pipe Masters,” Goldschmidt said. “However, we are pleased that the Mayor recognizes that fundamental changes are required to the permit process that will benefit Hawaiian surfing, the surfers, the community and other stakeholders. We will assist however we can during this process and once we understand the changes, we will be able to determine which events we can invest in bringing to Hawaii in winter 2019 and beyond.”

On Wednesday, Caldwell announced the surf meet schedule for the 2018-2019 season, which includes the Billabong, set for Dec. 8-20 at Ehukai Beach, and the Volcom, also at Ehukai, Jan. 29-Feb. 10. In addition to releasing the schedule, he announced that he will form an advisory committee to overhaul the city’s rules for determining who can hold surf meets, as well as when and where.

Since July 2015 the city Department of Parks and Recreation has followed a 24-page pamphlet of rules for “shore water events” which devotes a major portion to North Shore surf competitions. The rules say an independent panel resolves conflicts of desired dates and that the North Shore surf events calendar is supposed to be created at the end of the previous year before actual permits can be issued.

WSL sought to hold the 2019 Billabong on the January dates it initially requested for the Volcom, but did so after the city’s deadline to amend requests. Caldwell refused to accommodate the league, arguing it would be unfair to other surf meet organizers, especially since the schedule calendar had not been released.

Event organizers have 10 calendar days to appeal the dates in the schedule calendar that was released Wednesday.

In his own statement Thursday, Caldwell noted that WSL was awarded six events for the 2018-19 winter surf season, “more than any other applicant.”

He urged the league to reconsider its decision to nix the 2019 Billabong “”for the sake of giving Hawai‘i’s young local surfers the opportunity to compete on the world stage. We look forward to working with WSL for other events in future years.”

The league will have until the summer, when requests for the 2019-2020 North Shore meets schedule are due, to reconsider its decision on a Billabong in December 2019-2020. At that time it also could request to hold the Billabong in January 2020.

The WSL release said league officials met with Caldwell on Wednesday. “Positive discussions were held on the future of the permit process, as well as medium- and long-term objectives for surfing in Hawaii,” WSL said.

“WSL remains committed to a full-tiered scope of events ranging from Junior to QS and CT this coming winter,” the release said. “We are also committed to trying to foster opportunity for local Hawaiian surfers and Hawaii through events as well as our Junior Development and Careers programs. In the best interests of surfing, the community and all stakeholders, the WSL requires fundamental changes to the permit process in order to determine what its future plans will be from winter 2019/2020 onwards.”

The 2018 WSL Championship Tour season begins this year on March 11 with the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks in Australia.