The Humana Challenge? Pumping Vitality into "The Hope"

It was officially the Bob Hope Classic but everyone called it "The Hope". Bob Hope's last name is what he came to embody in the minds of many. In his work and his life he gave people "hope". Bob Hope put his name on the PGA Tour Desert Classic in 1965. Hope loved the game. He had a golf course on his property in Taluca Lake. More »

The Sound of Your Swing

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The newest technology to include the sense of hearing to perfect the golf swing is called Sonic Golf. We explore this new opportunity plus all of the recent tournament winners from Hawaii and around the world. More »

Hawaii Hosts Hyundai, Sony But No Champions Skins

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The 2012 PGA Tour season begins this week in Hawaii on at Kapalua on Maui before heading to Oahu for the first full field event of the year, The Sony Open in Hawaii. Before the Sony, the winners from last year's events tee it up at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort on the Plantation Course. More »

Long May You Run: The 2010 HIC Pro

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Long before most of the competitors in the inaugural 2010 HIC Pro were even a twinkle in their Dad's eyes, there was an annual local North Shore pro/am contest called the Pro Class Trials that was the qualifying feeder to the Duke Invitational, Smirnoff Pro, Pipeline Masters, and other independent events during its productive 1975-1983 run. More »

Parker's Top Ten Sony Open In Hawaii

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The Sony Open in Hawaii opened with a lot of fun and fanfare with the celebrities in town for the Pro Am and the Junior Challenge. The weather was perfect. More »

Born Goofy

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People like to categorize things; behavior, religion and politics, socio-economic status, food, music, whatever. We sort and label by genus as a way to neatly classify the millions of differing dispositions around the world. In the odd and often separatist world of surfing, if you stand on your surfboard with your right foot forward, you're branded as being "goofy". More »

Wies' Finals & Hawaii Wins the Cup!

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This is THE month for Michelle Wie. It's not just the final exams at Stanford, which would be enough to make any freshman college student gain 15 pounds in stress alone. December is the month Wie has to perform at her peak for 5 grueling days to get her playing privileges and become a full-fledged member of the LPGA Tour. More »

They Paved Paradise

Local folks often remark on the unsightly Honolulu skyline and the urban sprawl that continues its advance throughout Oahu and the state. For every foreign owned luxury condo or hotel being erected, there seem to be ten strip malls popping up. For every opulent mansion, two hundred affordable homes and condos are slapped together, and on... and on... and on. Where you might be wondering, does it all end? More »

Kuliouou Ridge Trail

Kuliouou is a fine hike leading from the suburbs of East Honolulu to the Koolau summit. Along the way it passes through several types of forest, starting with mixed secondary growth, followed by ironwoods, then Cook pine, and finally, near the summit, an almost native forest of ohia and lama trees. That makes the route shady, opening up only after reaching the final approach to the summit. More »

Progeny to Champion... Merkle Takes the Crown

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Imagine being scouted and promised a full scholarship as a six year old and fulfilling the potential to snatch the prize as a senior in high school. That's the story behind Kristina Merkle, the three-time Jenny K. champion and two-time Hawaii High School state champion. After graduation, she is going to the University of Tulsa on a full golf scholarship promised to her dad when the coach saw little Kristina swing her club at the age of six. More »

Hamama Falls

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This easy to get to gem of a waterfall is in a restricted area, which is why most folks have never been there. It requires permission from the Board of Water Supply, which is normally granted only to hiking groups, since each hiker must sign a waiver, and the hiking club must show evidence of liability insurance. More »