Outrigger canoe surfs giant wave at Waimea, front flips in the whitewash, and wins Hawaii “Go Big” moment of the year.

Waimea Bay is sacred ground in big wave surfing. It is the site of the world’s most prestigious surf contest, the annual Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, although the event has only run 11 ...

Calm or light to moderate ENE to S. When Waimea starts to work, look for the bay to turn into a massive washing machine, where water floods in along each side of the Bay and a big rip current ...

From iconic, historical boards, Hollywood-dusted craft, and the odd artist rendition, some surfboards have been bought, and ...

Pack a picnic, take a swim and enjoy the surroundings. Also leave time to visit Waimea Bay Beach across the highway. – Sharael Kolberg, Contributor, Travel Not only is Waimea Valley a beautiful ...

Today marked the 11th time the contest has been held since the Eddie began in 1984 due to its condition requirement of 40-foot wave faces at its venue, Waimea Bay Beach Park. Forty-five surfers ...

Canoes are fun… until you’re upside down in one on a Waimea bomb. Then they’re really fun. Photos: YouTube//Screenshot ...

I spent most of my childhood on Oahu’s North Shore, on a five-acre farm right on the beach—just five miles from the quaint surfing town of Haleiwa and another five from the biggest surfing beaches in ...

And recently, as we previously reported, one squadron of brave boat surfers caught a massive wave at Waimea Bay, which ended in a vicious wipeout, but also won them $5,000 for Hawaii’s “Go Big ...