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 ...
Scenes from another surfing competition, a horse therapy session and an informal memorial for a fallen firefighter.
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.” ...
El Porto surfer Nic Lamb places fifth in a Hawaiian contest only held in 30-foot-plus waves by Kevin Cody Nic Lamb knew at 12 ...
HALEIWA, Hawaii (KHON2) — The 2024 Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational winner Landon McNamara spoke exclusively with KHON2 about the adversity he overcame this past year and how he was able to ...
The Eddie invitational is hosted in memory of Eddie Aikau, paying homage to the North ... “I look forward to seeing that next young aspiring surfer’s name show up on that list next year ...
Watching big wave riders tackle the Bay during the Eddie Aikau Invitational, it occurred to me that if Eddie himself competed ...
WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii (Island News) -- On Sunday, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational took place at Waimea Bay. Behind the scenes the spirit of Eddie Aikau was alive and well. Before first light ...
The Eddie Aikau Invitational is set to go at 9am Hawaii ... Sitting inside and deeper than me is a young boy who couldn’t be in high school, wearing a Gath helmet, on a tiny-looking board.
It was big everywhere, one day after the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held ... before finally being persuaded into surfing by Young. “I didn’t want to get destroyed and sent to ...