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Edward Ryan Makuahanai Aikau (May 4, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved over 500 people and became famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.
The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational (colloquially, "The Eddie" [1]) is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The tournament is named for native Hawaiian , champion big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau . [ 1 ]
The death toll was the highest from a terrorist attack since the 1948 founding of Israel. [55] ... Died: Eddie Aikau, 31, Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard, ...
The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, sometimes alluded to as the "Super Bowl of Surfing," or the "Eddie," returned for the 10th time in over 30 years on Sunday as waves at Hawaii's Waimea Bay ...
Plaque honoring Eddie Aikau's sacrifice aboard Hokule'a Flares were unseen by passing aircraft; the emergency radio reached no help. By mid-morning, with no sign of imminent rescue and the capsized canoe drifting farther from land, Eddie Aikau , a North Shore, Oʻahu , lifeguard and big-wave surfer , volunteered to paddle a surfboard 12–15 ...
The opening ceremony for the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held Friday at Waimea Bay. Defending champion Luke Shepardson is among the invitees. Shepardson won the contest last year while ...
Waves reached heights of 50 feet Sunday during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in Hawaii that produced epic rides and big wipeouts.
English: Eddie Aikau (Kahului, HI, 1946–1978) - Renowned big wave surfer and lifeguard, crewed aboard Hokule'a on her ill-fated 1978 trip to Tahiti. Following Holule'a's capsizing 12 miles south of Molokai, Eddie volunteered to swim to Lana'i to get help. He was never seen again. PVS recognizes his sacrifice aboard Hokule'a with this plaque.