AUSTRALIA’S Joel Parkinson comprehensively won the World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach to set up a head-to-head battle with former world champion Andy Irons for the sport’s triple crown.
Parkinson dominated the final in rising two-metre waves, posting a perfect 10-point ride inside the final 10 minutes to seal the victory.
Hawaiian Irons finished in third [...]

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Elite golf event had 13-year run at Poipu Bay
After a 13-year run, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf is leaving Kauai for Bermuda, the PGA of America announced today.
Next November, the made-for-TV tournament matching four golf superstars will be held at the Mid Ocean Club in Tucker’s Town, Bermuda, and not at the Poipu Bay [...]

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NSSA HAWAII CONFERENCE RVCA SERIES BLOWS UP AT PINE TREES FOR FIFTH EVENT
The mass exodus of surfers trailed down the inter-island series to the Garden Isle as over 200 plus competitors, parents and team coaches snuggled in the Bay at Hanalei for the fifth stop of the eight event RVCA series.
As expected, surf in the [...]

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Waimea Bay came to life last night with the ceremonial blessing of The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau, signaling the start to this year’s holding period that begins today and runs through February 28, 2007. This one-day surfing event, named after revered big-wave surfer and Waimea Bay lifeguard [...]

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It was just about two years ago that Alana Blanchard hit a high-water mark hot streak in competition. And for a period of about seven months, she won or came close to winning just about every competition she paddled into.
Right now, there is another hot Kaua‘i amateur surfer experiencing the same sort of hot streak [...]

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Volunteers are the key in building the 3,000-seat facility
Kapaa High School will finally have a real home football game this year thanks to a huge volunteer effort, Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste has announced.
Calling the project “something the (Kapaa) district has wanted for years,” Baptiste said Friday that the new football and soccer stadium, with seating [...]

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