Stewards of South Maui

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If you've ever driven around or flown over South Maui you're familiar with the vast, wind swept beauty on display from McGregor Point out to Cape Kinau. With Haleakala reaching towards the heavens in the east and the West Maui mountain range framing this mighty vista, it always draws plenty of oohs and aahs from those lucky enough to see it. More »

A Giant Plastic Soup

To a large extent, the ocean's currents determine the Earth's weather events. Much of the planet's atmosphere reacts to the changing temperatures and oscillating dynamics of warm and cool water. Deep sea upwelling provides life giving nutrients and sustenance for marine life forms ranging from microscopic phytoplanktons on up to the colossal Blue Whale. Unfortunately, these currents also serve as the unwitting transit medium for tons of floating land and shipping originated debris... More »

Living the Dream

The worst ever Northshore winter turned into an epic Spring. It was like that day after day and just when you thought it was going flat it would just pulse again and again and again. More »

Sunburnt Smiles

The month started out with the Burger King Hawaii State Championships being held at Ala Moana Bowls. The waves were pretty killer throughout the whole 3 day event. The 2-3 foot surf in great conditions opened the door to some bowls regulars like Ha'a Aikau who won the jrs and Scottie Shimoda who took the masters divisions. More »

Kauai Surfer Girls Rock WQS Surf Tour

A blog is a blog is a blog. The word comes up misspelled but the idea is to write some crazy extreme mostly logical banter about what bugs ya mind! Well I am full of that lately but let's start with happy news. I feel proud to say one of our Hawaii surfer girls is on top of the WQS heap making a charge for getting on the World Tour of Surfing. More »

Surfers Fight for Kaka'ako

What would you do if access to your favorite surf break was threatened? When would you say enough is enough? For Ron Iwami, now is the time to take a stand. More »

Moments of Glory

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While it's no typical Hawaiian Winter by any means, January 2007 had some moments of glory. We had some fun surf New Years Day but a lot of hype over the next swell had everyone waiting for the Eddie on Jan 2. It was said to only have been 8 feet at Waimea that morning while Pipe was a perfect 10-12 but rising rapidly and totally out of control by midday, and then some sizable Waimea by late afternoon. The Bay broke a couple more half days, but that was about it and the conditions weren't too good for it either. More »

Wiser Watermen

The idea behind the "Stand Strong" Ku Ikaika Stand-Up Surfing Challenge was wise in many ways. We raised the awareness of stand-up paddle surfing around the globe. The West Side Junior Lifeguard Program received a $4,000 check to continue their important work. And, a bit more selfishly, the invited contestants got to stand-up surf Makaha Point all day with only a handful of guys in the water! More »

Back to the Future with Shaun Tomson

January 1973; I'm thirteen years old, standing on the beach soaking wet, shivering, and overcome with a strange but euphoric new feeling. I've ridden my first waves and a lifelong passion for surfing and the ocean begins. More »

April Fools With Local Rules

April certainly did fool us this year. When I left to Tasmania at the beginning of the month thinking the Northshore would be well into it usual slumber, I was wrong. That week offered a solid 6-8 ft North swell and then a couple 4-6 ft days at Pipe; one of those days was taken by the annual lifeguards bodysurfing competition there. More »

Still in the Starting Blocks

September started out with a killer town swell, one of the best all summer. It was solid 3-5 with a few bigger ones and was more consistent than some of the earlier swells we had. The southeast direction of the swell was a bit off for Ala Moana bowls, but #3s down the way was said to be "all time" . The Northshore came back to life a little bit, but we are still anxiously awaiting some solid waves out here since there hasn't been anything over 4 ft since last spring. More »