HONOLULU (KHON2) — For nearly two decades, this one-of-a-kind essay competition rooted in Hawaiian values, inspired by a local waterman legend, has received hundreds of submissions each year from ...

Ask any of the big-wave surfers who put their lives at risk in the 2024-25 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, and they’d tell you it was honor just to compete in the 40 to 50-foot waves that crashed ...

The Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is a no-go this season, with waves and conditions not meeting requirements, according to organizers. Friday was the last day of the 90-day holding period ...

Eddie would go, but not this season. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, one of surfing’s most prestigious events, often called the Super Bowl of the sport, will officially not run during the ...

It’s an event so rare that it has only happened 11 times in the past 41 years, and when it’s anticipated to run, all of Hawaii turns its attention to the North Shore of Oahu. People arrive a day or ...

Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most ...

HALEIWA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The window for the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has officially opened, and surfing fans now wait for the bay to call the day. Elite big wave surfers from around the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Organizers of the Eddie Aikau Foundation announced on Thursday, the Opening Ceremony for The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational will take place on Dec. 5th at Waimea Beach ...

Local Santa Cruz surfer Wilem Banks is heading to the 2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. The invitational is an extremely prestigious big wave surfing ...