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Tamayo Perry (April 15, 1975 – June 23, 2024) was an American professional surfer, lifeguard and actor. [1] [2] He was a regular fixture on Oahu's Banzai Pipeline, [3] [4] [5] one of the world's most notable reef surf breaks, and was considered as one of the most prominent pipeline specialists of all time. [6]
Derek Ho (September 26, 1964 – July 17, 2020) was a Hawaiian Chinese surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii.
The Triple Crown of Surfing is a specialty series of professional surfing events that have been held annually since 1983 on the North Shore of Oahu, a coastline whose winter swells can reach 50 feet (15 m) in height. The Triple Crown was founded by former World Champion (1968) Fred Hemmings, and Randy Rarick, who produced the Triple Crown events.
Philip Andrew Irons (July 24, 1978 – November 2, 2010) was an American professional surfer.Irons began surfing with his brother Bruce on the shallow and dangerous waves of Kauai, Hawaii, before being spotted by a local surfboard brand and flown to North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, to compete and develop his skill.
John "John John" Alexander Florence (born October 18, 1992) [1] [2] is an American professional surfer.He is considered one of the most dominant pipe surfers of his era [3] and won back-to-back world titles on the 2016 World Surf League and 2017 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. [4]
Highwater is a 2008 documentary film centered on surfing's Triple Crown competitions, the professional surfing tour's final three competitions held each year on the North Shore of Oahu. The film is directed by Dana Brown , son of famed surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown .
Oahu has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century A.D. [8] The 304-year-old Kingdom of Oahu was once ruled by the most ancient aliʻi in the Islands. The first great king of Oahu was Maʻilikūkahi, the lawmaker, who was followed by generations of monarchs. Kualiʻi was the first of the warlike kings and was succeeded by his sons.
Likelike (Hawaiian pronunciation: [likeːlikeː]; Miriam Likelike Kekāuluohi Keahelapalapa Kapili; January 13, 1851 – February 2, 1887) was a princess of the Hawaiian Kingdom and member of the reigning House of Kalākaua.