25 years since the XL Big Wave Awards were first held in LA, the revamped Big Wave Challenge BWC held its annual awards night at the Newport Lido Theatre last week. While the much-bandied term ...

Russell Bierke is a slab connoisseur, charging the type of heavy water you’d file somewhere between the “nightmare” and “only in dreams” chamber of the mind. The Australian burst onto the scene in ...

2x Big Wave World Champion and 3x Peʻahi Challenge winner Paige Alms joins Conner Coffin on the 805 Beer Cold Beer Surf Club. Coming from the 2025 Big Wave Awards in Newport Beach, CA, Paige reflects ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Organizers of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave International announced the list of invitees and alternates for the 2025-2026 season. The Eddie Aikau Foundation released the ...

WAIMEA VALLEY, Hawaii (KHON2) — The 2025-2026 Rip Curl Eddie Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau invitees and alternates have been announced. On Oct. 1, the Eddie Aikau Foundation released ...

Most days, 44-year-old Brazilian Michaela Fregonese juggles the same responsibilities as any parent: running her small travel agency, shuttling her son to and from soccer practice, and squeezing in a ...

WAIMEA VALLEY, Hawaii (KHON2) — The 2025-2026 Rip Curl Eddie Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau is set to be held between Dec. 7, 2025, through March 6, 2026. For the competition to “go,” ...

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When filmmaker Ian Moore first spotted Mark Drewelow in the lineup at Blacks Beach, the sight was unforgettable. “It was a pretty sizable day,” Moore recalls in a news release. “Mark was taking off on ...