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26 miles, 385 yards or 42.195 kilometers - The Honolulu Marathon's scenic course includes spectacular ocean views alongside world-famous Waikiki Beach, and Diamond Head and Koko Head volcanic craters. The terrain is level except for short uphill grades around Diamond Head. At the starting line is Ala Moana Beach Park where the Honolulu Marathon starts on Ala Moana Blvd, 5 a.m. finishing in Waikiki.
Eddie Aikau was the first official lifeguard at Waimea Bay, on Oahu's North Shore, and at the same time developed a reputation as one of the best big wave riders in the world. Partnering with his younger brother/lifeguard Clyde, the pair never lost a life on their watch. Eddie surfed every major swell to come through the North Shore from 1967 to 1978. He attained a rank of 12th in the world on the early IPS pro surfing rankings. His best contest result was a win in the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. In 1978, Aikau was among a handful selected to join the cultural expedition of the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule'a, which set sail from Magic Island, Oahu, bound for Tahiti, on March 16, 1978. Hokule'a soon encountered treacherous seas outside the Hawaiian Islands and the canoe capsized. After a wild night adrift, Aikau set off on his paddleboard on March 17 in search of help for his stranded crew members. He was never seen again. The ensuing search for Aikau was the largest air-sea search in Hawaii history.
ESPN Films announces the return of the Peabody award-winning film series 30 For 30 with Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau, a 2013 Tribeca Film Festival selection, which will premiere on ESPN/ESPN HD on Tuesday, October 1, at 8 p.m. ET/5pm PT. Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau is directed by Sam George (Riding Giants) and produced by Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z-Boys) and Paul Taublieb (The Vow).
“Eddie Would Go” is a phrase that has long carried deep meaning with countless Hawaiians and surfers worldwide. Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau goes beyond those famous three words and chronicles the remarkable life and power of Eddie Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and ultimately doomed crew member of the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a. With a rich combination of archival imagery, contemporary interviews and meticulously researched historical source material, this film is a compelling exploration of the tragic decline and extraordinary re-birth of the Hawaiian culture as personified by a native son whose dynamic life and heroic death served as inspiration to an entire spiritual movement.
“Our goal with the 30 for 30 series is to always entertain and inform fans by offering a rich, detailed look at various sports and athletes,” said Connor Schell, vice president of ESPN Films. “Eddie Aikau’s story explores both the spirit of the Hawaiian people and that of the surfing culture while also providing an examination of one man’s life and what it has meant to so many.”
Hawaiian will be available on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video the day after its broadcast premiere. A six-disc collectible DVD Gift Set, featuring the first fifteen films from 30 for 30 Volume II, will be available at major retailers in-store and online on November 26, 2013.
October 29-November 10, 2013 Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Official Local Qualifier for Prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Series LIVE WEBCAST: www.vans.com/hicpro
HONOLULU (Oct. 17, 2013) -- Winter means waves in Hawaii, and Oahu's North Shore is about to become the focal point of the surfing world again. Vans Presents the HIC Pro will launch Hawaii's 2013 big wave season at Sunset Beach, October 29 to November 10. The HIC Pro is a local qualifier for the famed Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (November 12-December 20) that will begin right after the crowning of this year's HIC Pro champion.
The HIC Pro is a $95,000 4-star rated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) event that features the best talents from Hawaii and pits them against ambitious young blood from eight other nations: Australia, Tahiti, Japan, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, France and US Mainland.
Veteran Hawaiian surfer and former ASP world champion Sunny Garcia, 43, returns to defend the title he won here last year. His victory came from an inspired performance
The Molokaʻi Hoe is organized by O.H.C.R.A.,
the Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association.
RACE HISTORY
On October 12, 1952, three Koa outrigger canoes launch through the surf at Kawakiu Bay on Molokai's west side. Powered by six paddlers, each of the canoes was bound for Oʻahu across 38+ miles of open ocean in the Kaʻiwi Channel. Eight hours and 55 minutes later, the Molokaʻi canoe, Kukui O Lanikaula landed on the beach at Waikiki in front of the Moana Hotel. Thus began the world's most prestigious outrigger canoe race, the Molokaʻi Hoe.
The Molokaʻi Hoe has become one of the longest running annual team sporting events in Hawaiʻi, second only to football. The Molokaʻi Hoe perpetuates one of Hawaii's and Polynesia's most important and historic cultural traditions, while honoring outrigger canoe paddlers around the world. The Molokaʻi Hoe tests the limits of physical and mental strength and endurance, courage determination and teamwork, and paddlers must also battle nature's most extreme elements.
Each year over 1000+ paddlers from around the world compete in the Molokaʻi Hoe, the men's world championship in outrigger canoe racing. This year marks the Molokaʻi Hoe's 59th crossing of the treacherous Kaʻiwi Channel.
Island Chaser's offers private tours for small groups on the island of Oahu. We are a small family-run tour company. Island Chasers is known for excellence in customer service. I will help you create a plan for an original tour unique for you and your family or group. Let's get together and enjoy the charm of Oahu!
Charm of Island Chasers
Using Island Chasers makes your experience visiting Oahu a memorable one. The entire experience is customized especially for you and your family or private group. Customized private tours are just that. We focus only on your group. You will not tour all of Waikiki hotel by hotel picking up 2 or 3 guests up until a 50 passenger bus is full. You visit all attractions that you want to see, you visit all the sites that you want to see on your schedule, on your time line. This kind or tour experience allows you to enjoy and experience all the charm that Hawaii offers.
Choosing Island Chasers provides the ultimate experience. Bus tours serve a purpose. However, we understand that you want this once in a lifetime experience to remembered …. well forever. Please leave everything to Nick your private tour host. He will be full aware of the experience that you are looking for. You may also change your schedule as you want. You have no stress from driving in unknown areas. All the anxiety simply floats away because Nick does all the thinking. You finally have the opportunity to experience the local feeling, see sights that are not so well publicized and enjoy nature that is unparalleled to anything you have seen before.
Nik Chase private tour guide
Niks family settled in Idaho in 1885. As a child growing up with nature he explored the hills and countryside on horseback. Often he would serve as a hunting or fishing guide. His connection with outdoors and nature as well as beautiful weather brought him full time residence in Hawaii. Nicks hobbies include golf, surfing and taking care of his children. His wife is first generation Japanese.
Clark Little is a photographer based in North Shore, Hawai’i who specializes in shorebreak wave photography, or photographing waves as they crash onto shore. Visit his website here.
I stuck my new Swann Freestyle HD camera on the windshield of my truck and headed over to Tutus house in Kailua. I took the scenic route along the coast and passed through Hawaii Kai, Sandy Beach, Waimanalo, Lanikai and then in to Kailua. This video just shows where I could see the water. The remote control is great for starting and stopping the camera from inside the truck. I had the camera in the waterproof housing because it looked like it might rain. It was very humid from all the rain the night before and by the time I reached Lanikai the camera housing was getting all fogged up. Other than that it seemed to work pretty well.
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Island Chaser's offers private tours for small groups on the island of Oahu. We are a small family-run tour company. Island Chasers is known for excellence in customer service. I will help you create a plan for an original tour unique for you and your family or group. Let's get together and enjoy the charm of Oahu!
Using Island Chasers makes your experience visiting Oahu a memorable one. The entire experience is customized especially for you and your family or private group. Customized private tours are just that. We focus only on your group. You will not tour all of Waikiki hotel by hotel picking up 2 or 3 guests up until a 50 passenger bus is full. You visit all attractions that you want to see, you visit all the sites that you want to see on your schedule, on your time line. This kind or tour experience allows you to enjoy and experience all the charm that Hawaii offers.
Choosing Island Chasers provides the ultimate experience. Bus tours serve a purpose. However, we understand that you want this once in a lifetime experience to remembered …. well forever. Please leave everything to Nick your private tour host. He will be full aware of the experience that you are looking for. You may also change your schedule as you want. You have no stress from driving in unknown areas. All the anxiety simply floats away because Nick does all the thinking. You finally have the opportunity to experience the local feeling, see sights that are not so well publicized and enjoy nature that is unparalleled to anything you have seen before.
Niks family settled in Idaho in 1885. As a child growing up with nature he explored the hills and countryside on horseback. Often he would serve as a hunting or fishing guide. His connection with outdoors and nature as well as beautiful weather brought him full time residence in Hawaii. Nicks hobbies include golf, surfing and taking care of his children. His wife is first generation Japanese. 