The Legend of Eddie Aikau, produced for ESPN’s popular “30 for 30” series, I had the great privilege of interviewing some of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has only ... This year there are plenty of familiar faces and many young new faces who are invitees for the first time.

His waves were among a heaping of entries for the first-ever “Wave of the Bay” video-based contest run by the Aikau family that year. The winning surfer would be invited into the next Eddie. He ...

One of the great swell events in my history of shooting surfing (for) over 49 years,” says Tim Bonython, not mincing words. “This is probably one of the top five swell events I’ve got to document.” ...

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui mother of two is still buzzing after getting to surf in her first-ever Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Tiare Lawrence, a community leader following the ...

The Eddie Aikau surf competition attracted thousands to the North Shore, while a Kīlauea eruption produced fireworks on the ...

The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is the premier surf event in the world, honoring the memory of Eddie Aikau. “We’re running this event in the name of one of the biggest legends in the ...

Surfers caught waves as tall as 50 feet high Sunday in Hawaii, producing epic rides and wipeouts during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay ...

Grateful to be here, grateful to the Aikau ohana ... as a young 20 year old kid. And that was a dream come true for me," Long said. And for the second time in Eddie big wave history, female ...

A palpable air of excitement and anticipation settled over Honolulu this past weekend, as it became likely that the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest would be a go. Traffic jammed, ...

The surfing competition requires at least 40-foot waves by 8 a.m. the day of the competition to move forward, and consists of two rounds with five heats in each round, according to KHON2.

1 /5 VIDEO COURTESY ROGUETV VIA THE EDDIE AIKAU BIG WAVE INVITATIONAL Watch a livestream of The Eddie contest. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Surfers take off on a wave at Waimea Bay ...