Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
Hawaii’s Landon McNamara, 28, won with a three-wave point total of 135.8 points. That included a perfect score of 50 on the highest-scoring wave of the contest. He won $50,000 and 350,000 miles ...
The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship is named in honor of the "Father of Modern Surfing", Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku.The contest began in 1965 by invitation only at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oʻahu until it was replaced by the Billabong Pro in 1985.
Surfwear is a popular style of casual clothing, inspired by surf culture. Many surf-related brand names originated as cottage industry, supplying local surfers with boardshorts, wetsuits, surfboards or leashes, as well as other hardware. An early Australian surf fashion company was Kuta Lines, founded by Tony Brown after visiting Bali in 1973.
Artworks produced by Hawaii’s native born and long-term residents incorporating western materials and ideas include paintings on canvas and quilts. They may be distinctly Hawaiian in subject matter or as diverse as their places of origin. Most of the art currently produced in Hawaii falls into this third category.
The Hawaiian Pro is a surfing event held annually at Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. It is currently the first leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing.
Here's a comprehensive guide to all of Harry Styles' tattoos and their meanings, from the giant swallows on his chest to that tiger on his thigh. A Comprehensive, Not-at-All-Unhinged Guide to All ...
Dangerous surf conditions with waves reaching dozens of feet high are forecast across Hawaii's northern beaches just as winter-weary travelers may be searching out sun and warm beach weather for ...