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Philip Edwards (born June 10, 1938) is an American surfer from Oceanside, California. [1] He is credited with being the first to surf the Banzai pipeline in Hawaii , [ 2 ] being the first professional surfer, and creating the first signature surf board.
The Olo, Olo board or Olo surfboard (pronounced: IPA:, Hawaiian: Hawaiian pronunciation:) is a traditional long Hawaiian surfboard that was used by Hawaiian chieftains [1] for surfing. The Olo surfboard was the largest out of the three types of traditional surfboards ( Alaia and Paipo board ) that were used by the Hawaiian people .
The location's compound name combines the name of the surf break (Pipeline) with the name of the beach fronting it (Banzai Beach). It got its name in December 1961, when surfing movie producer Bruce Brown was driving up north with Californians Phil Edwards and Mike Diffenderfer. Brown stopped at the site to film Edwards catching several waves.
Today, T&C Surf Designs Hawaii has grown into an international company, with seven retail stores, surfboard licensees on both U.S. coasts and company partners in France, South Africa and Australia.
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On 30 March 2012, Rowley was a finalist in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2011/2012, in the Ride of the Year category with his rides at Jaws Peahi in Maui, Hawaii on 30 January 2012, placing him 4th place in the world of elite big wave surfers and meriting the respect of the big wave surfing community.
Doug Falter returned home on the evening of February 3, 2018, teary-eyed and exhausted. The 33-year-old professional photographer had just run from one end of Hawaii’s Waimea Bay to the other ...
Islands and counties of Hawaii. This is a list of properties and historic districts in Hawaii listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More than 370 listings appear on all but one of Hawaii's main islands (Niihau being the exception) and the Northwestern Islands, and in all of its five counties. Included are houses, schools ...