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ODKF and Primo Beer will host the inaugural Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner on August 24, 2010, 6 p.m., at the Outrigger Canoe Club.  Inductees of the Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame will be honored at the event.

For more information, visit www.dukefoundation.org or call ODKF at 808-545-4880.

About Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation

ODKF is a public nonprofit foundation created with the mission to financially support the development of individuals and organizations perpetuating the spirit and legacy of Duke Kahanamoku.  In 2010, ODKF awarded $155,000 in college scholarships and athletic grants to 92 individuals and nonprofit organizations involved in water sports and volleyball in Hawaii.  Awardees included college-bound scholar-athletes from Hawaii, accomplished individuals and teams competing overseas, and nonprofit organizations supporting water sports and volleyball programs in the islands. For more information, visit www.dukefoundation.org

About Primo Beer

Primo dates back to 1897 when it was first brewed by Hawaiian Brewing and Malting Company. Today, Primo is a craft-brewed beer with a flavor developed in Hawaii for Hawaii. Primo has the smoothness and drinkability of a light lager with a satisfying taste for today’s beer drinkers.  Primo is also proud to support its surrounding communities by donating a portion of the proceeds from each case of Primo to nonprofit organizations that help preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian culture and environment.  For more information about Primo Beer, visit www.primobeer.com

Nine ocean and water sports legends of Hawaii are in the inaugural class of inductees, including three posthumous honorees:

·       Eddie Aikau – Surfing, Ocean Safety Lifeguard

·       Wally Froiseth – Surfing, Canoe Paddling

·       Fred Hemmings – Surfing

·       Duke Kahanamoku – Surfing, Swimming, Canoe Paddling

·       Buffalo Keaulana – Surfing, Ocean Safety Lifeguard

·       Rabbit Kekai – Surfing, Canoe Paddling

·       Keo Nakama – Swimming

·       Nappy Napolean – Canoe Paddling

·       Rell Sunn – Surfing, Paddling, First Female Lifeguard

Santa Jaws! Haha! Get it??

I found this cool surfing video documenting some Maui locals tearing it up 12/25/09 at Jaws (aka Peahi, Maui).

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Surf’s up!

If you are not on Oahu’s North Shore or Maui, then you should jump on the next flight to Honolulu or Kahului! Make sure  you are ready to sit in traffic once you get there. Traffic jams have backed up the local highways for miles. This is all due to the largest waves in a decade and the Quicksilver Eddie Aikau surfing contest taking place at famous Waimea Bay.

The biggest waves in a decade are predicted for today and Wednesday. There is also another Pacific storm brewing this week that will definitely bring some more big waves to Hawaii, the West Coast and Central and South America.

Video from the first day of the big swell taken December 7, 2009.

Highwater, the new Dana Brown surf documentary, will be having it’s world premiere at the Lido in Newport Beach on Friday July 24, 2009.

Highwater: Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, HIGHWATER, takes you to the truth of the North Shore’s heart-stopping action, tragedy, and triumph during the unparalleled events of the Vans Triple Crown of surfing.

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/HIGHWATER/135026656208
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Highwatermovie

Link to movie tickets

Chris Ward, Kelly Slater and Pipeline Master Gerry Lopez

Kelly Slater has Mastered the Banzai Pipeline once again.

Nine-time ASP World Champion, Kelly Slater, just won the 2008 Billabong Pro Pipeline Masters a record sixth time.  This victory was Slater’s sixth tour event win of the 11 event 2008 ASP world tour.  What a great accomplishment for Slater!

The 2008 ASP World Tour has been a dream season for Kelly Slater.  Not only did he set another surfing record this year with his 9th ASP World Title, but he also won 6 out of the 11 ASP Tour events.  Slater clinched the 2008 ASP World Surfing Title back in October at the Billabong Pro Mundaka.  He could have opted out of the Billabong Pro Pipeline Masters event and ended his tour back in Spain.  However, I do not think Slater wanted to end his dream tour without taking a crack at the Pipeline event he has won 5 times and did not want to disappoint his fans. 

Slater has made the Pipeline Masters final 10 out of his last 17 times he entered it.  He won the event in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 and again in 2008.  Ironically enough, Slater’s 9th win comes 9 years after his last Pipeline win.  Plus, this year Slater won his 9th ASP World Title.  I guess Slater’s lucky number in 2008 was the number 9.

Do not forget about the 2008 Billabong Pro Pipeline Masters Triple Crown of Surfing.  The final rounds of the Pipeline Masters surf competition conclude today.  

A new Pipeline Master will be crowned after the final today, as well as, a Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion. The champion should be crowned around 2pm, local Hawaiian time.  The race for the Triple Crown is between three Australians: Joel Parkinson, Tom Whitaker and 2007 Triple Crown Champ Bede Durbidge.

Look for Kelly Slater to make it into the finals!  He is killing it right now in the quarter finals against North Shore local, Jamie O’Brien.

More coverage and live action:  http://billabong.wetsand.com/ 

ASP website:  http://www.aspworldtour.com/2008/

The ASP has their new 2009 global surfing schedule. Find out where your favorite surfers will be surfing in 2009!

There have been some changes to the 2009 ASP surfing format and some location changes. The 2009 ASP Surfing Tour will start in Australia on February 28 and the season will end on Hawaii’s North Shore around the middle of December. One notable event stop not on the 2009 ASP contest lineup is the Tavarua, Fiji Globe Pro. The nine time ASP winner, Kelly Slater, has owned this contest and if he decides to surf the 2009 season, he will definitely miss Fiji. Fijians, ASP surfers and ASP followers will bypass the famous surf breaks of Fiji. The most famous spots like Restaurants and Cloudbreak will surely be missed. Read more……

Find all the 2009 ASP Tour schedules

When surfers think of Waimea Bay, they imagine deep, heavy, extra large pounding surf.  This is true during the winter months on the North Shore.  But, sometimes people visit Waimea Bay for a picturesque vacation spot.  This is evident during the summer months. 

Whether you are travelling to Waimea Bay during the winter or summer months, make sure you stop by the most famous bay.  Waimea Bay, also known as Waimea Bay Beach Park, is located on the North Shore of O’ahu and the local translation of Waimea means “Red Water.”  The water picks up a reddish tint due to the iron oxide found in the volcanic soil that flows down from the mountains by the Waimea River.  When the surf is calm during the summer months and surfers are getting surfing fever, they might pray to the rain god.  The rain god might listen and deliver a promising deluge up in the Waimea Valley Mountains.  After the heavy rains, a huge mass of water from the Waimea River starts to form and needs an exit strategy.  Sometimes this is not so easy.  Sometimes the Waimea Bay beach acts as a natural barrier inhibiting the “Red Water” flow.  When the natural dam can not take anymore pressure, it gives way to a wonderful natural standing wave.  This is where Bruce Irons and other aficionados take time away from their busy work schedules and let loose.

Jack Johnson and Amazon.com have teamed up on this once in a lifetime trip.

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Here is my favorite Jack Johnson song on his new Album, Sleep Through The Static.

I hope you enjoy the video and have a wonderful surfing weekend!!