In the weird world of novelty waves, few are so iconic as the Waimea Bay river. It’s the site of countless sessions, going down every year, and featuring some of the biggest names in both regular ...

More from the Black Friday swell. It's like really good Thanksgiving leftovers that just aren't going away. That weekend, big wave surfers in Hawaii scored on Maui and Oahu. Ho & Pringle Productions ...

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 times ...

1 /6 VIDEO COURTESY ROGUETV VIA THE EDDIE AIKAU BIG WAVE INVITATIONAL Watch a livestream of The Eddie contest. MICHELLE BIR / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER Thousands gather to watch the ...

Historic images show Waimea from 100 years ago, and noticeably, the beloved “jump rock” – where locals and tourists alike ...

Polly Ralda recently found herself in a precarious position at Waimea Bay on Oahu. After catching a wave and returning to the lineup, a team of four making a drop on an outrigger canoe came straight ...

The 2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has come and gone, but some competitors are still licking their wounds. One such athlete, Tyler Larronde, was subject to a massive wave exploding on his knee ...

After the success of last year’s Red Bull Magnitude event, the all-female, all-digital big-wave contest is back again for 2022. And the first contestable swell of the event window recently hit, with ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Tens of thousands of spectators packed into Waimea Bay on Oahu's north shore, hoping to get a spot to see the ‘Super Bowl’ of surfing up close and personal. "We ...

With the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay set for Sunday, city officials are bracing for unprecedented traffic to the North Shore. The contest — set to run for the first time since 2016 ...

There’s a month left in the waiting period of this year’s Red Bull Magnitude – the all-digital, all-female big-wave competition – and another contestable pulse just hit Hawaii. “What a morning. I’m ...