Category Archives: Hawaii

Stuff in and around the Hawaiian Islands

Greg Long Wins ’09 Eddie

After a full day of competition in massive waves at Waimea Bay, Californian Greg Long took home the honors in the 2009 Eddie Aikau Invitational yesterday. Chilean Ramon Navarro, who also finished fifth overall, got The Monster Drop Award for … Continue reading

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The Eddie Is On

For the first time since 2004, contest organizers have given the green light for the Eddie. Sets are topping 20 feet and the wind is offshore at 8:15 am Tuesday morning at Waimea Bay. Contest sponsor, Quiksilver has live coverage … Continue reading

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Sunset Roars for Women’s Finish

Saturday, November 28, Stephanie Gilmore clinched her third consecutive women’s world title in solid surf at Sunset Beach. The 21-year-old Australian won the ASP Women’s World Title on points; 17-year-old Hawaiian Carissa Moore won the day’s event. Earlier in the … Continue reading

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Life in the Food Chain

The Honolulu Advertiser reported Tuesday that Scott Henrich was resting comfortably after being bitten by a shark at Kalama Bowls. The 54-year-old surfer was out for the dawn patrol at the popular Maui break about 300 yards from shore when … Continue reading

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Stylemasters

Greg Weaver and Spyder Wills were two of the premier surf filmmakers in the 1970s.  The duo was responsible for some of the landmark works in the surf movie genre. Weaver and Wills shot The Forgotten Island of Santosha, Pacific … Continue reading

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A Week in Maui

I got worked pretty hard. My body was being
violently shaken in all directions. I had no idea of where the surface was
anymore, when luckily (!!!) my back hit a rock on the bottom quite hard. At
least I knew where to swim after that. Continue reading

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Save Sunset Beach

[  This is the complete version of a speech John Orr delivered at an ASP awards ceremony in Hawaii before the new year. Orr had been asked to give Cheyne Horan's acceptance speech for winning the ASP Masters, Under 40, … Continue reading

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