Regarded as one of the most fearless surfers of his era, he finished second at The Eddie Aikau Big Wave...
A champion surfer, he represented both Outrigger Canoe Club and Hawai‘i in national and international surfing meets. In 1970, he...
Now known as Laura Lee Ching, she won the 1972 Mākaha International Surfing Championships and became the first woman to...
The former Punahou math teacher and swim coach won the 1958 Mākaha International Surfing Championships and helped shape big-wave riding...
A 1957 Mākaha International surf champion, she recently published a book, “Wave Woman,” about her mother, Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt,...
An oceanographer and a top-ranked, big-wave surfer in the 1960s. He could be seen at Waimea with Eddie Aikau, and...
Known as “Mr. Pipeline,” he was widely recognized as the best tube rider in the world. He became the Hawai‘i...
A big-wave surfer, he won the 1998 Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos Big Wave Invitational, and surfed in the 2008...
Known as “Ace Cool,” he was known as the “Evel Knievel” of the big-wave surf world. He became famous for...
At age 12, his father arranged a surfing lesson for him with Duke Kahanamoku. In 1957, he won the prestigious...
At 17, he won the Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. Between the ages of 21 and 27, he won most...