For most surfers, a glimpse at an early 20th-century black-and-white photograph of Waimea Bay is bound to cause a little head-scratching. Most noticeably, the famous jump rock — normally surrounded by ...
Of all the world’s novelty river waves, none are as popular, as well-documented, as the one on the North Shore of Oahu’s Waimea Bay. Perhaps it’s because the wave breaks dead center in the most famed ...
Waimea Bay is hallowed ground in the world of surfing. The iconic spot on Oahu’s North Shore, along with Sunset Beach, is where modern-day big wave surfing was born. It’s also host to the world’s most ...
Waimea Bay holds a sacred, singular role in the world of surfing. First and foremost, it’s where modern big-wave surfing began, with Greg “da Bull” Noll riding waves there in late 1950s; second, it’s ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most ...
Clyde Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian surfer, keeper of one of the most iconic legacies in big-wave history, and younger brother of Eddie Aikau, has died. He was 75 years old. According to a release ...
It’s an event so rare that it has only happened 11 times in the past 41 years, and when it’s anticipated to run, all of Hawaii turns its attention to the North Shore of Oahu. People arrive a day or ...