The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf will affect shores facing east on all Hawaiian islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe until noon Saturday.
A swell created by a distant storm will arrive today, building the surf to the advisory level by this afternoon along shores facing east. This swell from the north [...]

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North Shore Kaua‘i’s Alana Blanchard won her heat yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Midori Pro in Newcastle, Australia.
Blanchard, who is in her first official year on the professional circuit, is now one of two Hawai‘i surfers left in the competition.
Blanchard scored consistently high scores on the 2- to 3-foot waves to score [...]

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One of Kauai’s North Shore’s favorite sons passed away tragically late at night on Saturday, March 29th. Son of famed Kauai gentleman surfer Jimmy Lucas, Keoni was driving home late after work towards his Santa Monica, California home and fell asleep at the steering wheel. A memorial will be held Sunday morning at 11am at [...]

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It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since Andy and Bruce Irons threw their first kids contest down at Pine Trees, but come Saturday, April 5, 2008, they’ll be celebrating the 7th Annual Irons Brother’s Pine Trees Classic on the North Shore of Kauai. I guess we’re just all getting older. Regardless of our [...]

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Airing Monday, March 31, 2008 at 8:00pm Eastern Time (5:00pm Pacific Time), and re-airing four more times over the next month, FUEL TV will showcase the Reef Hawaiian Pro, the first stop of the 2007 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
In an epic Reef Hawaiian Pro, Kauai boy Roy Powers battles Joel Parkinson, Bede Durbidge and [...]

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North Shore’s Alana Blanchard won a super heat at Bells Beach, Australia, to win a spot into this week’s Rip Curl Women’s Pro.
Blanchard has been placed in Heat 3 in Round 1 to surf against the reigning women’s world champion Stephanie Gilmore and 17-ranked Jacqueline Silva. The official waiting period for the Rip Curl Men’s [...]

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