The talent pool of surfing in Hawaii is thick and competitive. It always has been. With fun to excellent surf...
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Music has a big effect on emotions, I can be tired and dragging my feet and hear a song that...
By Amanda Blackwell – There’s nothing in a Kauai boy’s life that matters more than the ocean. It grooms every keiki that has the privilege of growing up in a slice of paradise. From kid, to adolescent, to adult living in Kauai– the ocean is the sun: everything else revolves...
By Mike Latronic – Christa Joy Funk was just a toddler, barely walking when she marched straight into the shallow...
Vaihiti Inso is a name you will be hearing about more and more. Her brand of fast paced, stylish and...
Joey Johnston
Local hero
By Mike Latronic Whether your local surf spot is a playful beach break in New Smyrna, Florida, a perfect point break in Northern California, or a frightening reef setup in Hawaii, chances are most regulars will look to a few top surfers and personalities for that region as “local heroes.”...
As the birthplace of surfing, Tahiti has a storied history. While the French Polynesian origins of surfing are widely known...
The 20-year-old rising star from Maui talks about waves, his upbringing, and big dreams By Rebecca Parsons Photos Brent Bielmann...
There are certain humans that gracefully play with, or even seem to defy gravity. They exude a special relationship with momentum and inertia and move with rare dexterity. These people simply make incredible things look easy. It doesn’t matter if we are talking about ballet, soccer, moto cross, boxing or...
Portfolio / Erik Aeder
Pioneer of surf photography
By Brian Bielmann Erik was one of the pioneers of early explorations in places like Indonesia. He’s been living on...
By Mike Latronic Photos Ryan “Chachi” Craig Looking more like a Kentucky derby horse jockey than a Banzai beast slayer,...
By Mike Chlala Brodi Sale is a 20 year old surfer from the Big Island. Known to surf as sharp as it gets, you can regularly find him pulling into heavy barrels at Backdoor or traveling the world surfing and competing. On one beautiful North Shore afternoon overlooking clean 2...