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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 Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the central and eastern parts of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end.
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When she was five years old, Moore started surfing with her dad off the beaches of Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii. [8] "Dad taught me how to surf when I was about four or five years old at Waikiki Beach and I was immediately hooked." [9] Her father, Chris, was a competitive open water swimmer who won a number of competitions. He lived closer to ...
Author, The Soul of Surfing is Hawaiian, Nonfiction Best Seller, Hawaii (1997) ISBN 1-56025-205-7; Contributing Political Editor, Honolulu Magazine (1991–1992) Co-Author, "Illustrated Surfing Encyclopedia", Japan (1979) Author, "Surfing, Hawaii's Gift to the World" (1977) Weekly Columnist, Honolulu Star-Bulletin (1966) Author, Local Boy: A ...
Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city's fire, police and emergency medical services departments responded to Malaekahana Beach on Oahu's North Shore just before 1 p.m. Sunday after a caller reported ...
[4] Bud Browne's 1957 film, The Big Surf chronicled Weber's first visit to Hawaii. An image from that film of Weber surfing Makaha became the symbol of the United States Surfing Association. Weber appeared in nearly every surfing movie of the late 1950s and the 1960s, including Slippery When Wet (1958), Cat on a Hot Foam Board (1959), [ 2 ] and ...
American surfer Caroline Marks won her first world title on Saturday, defeating Olympic champion and five-time world champion Carissa Moore.