Hawaii Surfing

Makaha International Surfing Champion ...

International Surfing Hall of Fame 1991 ... [Read More]

Amendments to HAR Chapters 13-250 and 13-256
(l) Thrill craft used for tow-in surfing may gain access to State waters from boat ramps, harbor facilities or from private beach front property and access the designated tow-in surfing area by the most direct route consistent with safety considerations. ...

(h) Notwithstanding section 13-256-17, within designated ocean recreation management areas, thrill craft used for tow-in surfing may enter the ocean recreation management area to gain access to and from a surfing site and for board and personnel recovery, rescue, and emergency purposes only in areas designated specifically for this activity as described in sections 13-256-23, 13-256-24 and 13-256-25. ... [Read More]

Even Royalty Surfs in Hawaii
Surfing is considered part of modern American pop culture, but the sport actually developed centuries ago in Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. It was later brought to Hawaii in the eighth century. Petroglyphs (rock paintings) have been found in Hawaii that show early Hawaiians riding the waves. British explorer Captain James Cook made the first mention of surfing in print in his account of his journey through the Pacific Ocean. Even the early kings and queens of Hawaii participated in the sport. American writers Mark Twain and Jack London are known to have tried surfing. Duke Kahanamoku, who was born in Hawaii, was a gold medalist in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games. He is commonly credited with the rise in popularity of surfing in the 20th century. ... [Read More]

Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Homepage
Surrounded by this vast sea for thousands of miles in every direction, our islands in the Pacific have become a mecca for world-class surfing, billfish tournaments, yacht racing, canoeing and other sporting events. Millions of visitors, in addition to island residents, swim, wade and sun themselves on our white-sand beaches every year. ... [Read More]

Hawaii Becomes our 50th State
Long before surfing movies were made about Oahu's north shore, Hawaii's earliest inhabitants were Polynesian voyagers, living there for more than 1,000 years before European explorers visited. The English explorer Captain James Cook called them the Sandwich Islands in 1778 for the English Earl of Sandwich. Thankfully, that name didn't stick. How would you like to tell your friends you're going to Sandwich on vacation? ... [Read More]

Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of State Parks: Oahu Parks
Relatively remote wild coastline with picnicking opportunities and shore fishing. Large sandy beach at Keawa'ula Bay with board surfing and bodysurfing for experts and swimming only during completely calm conditions in the summer; lifeguard services. Long family hike (2.7 miles one-way) along volcanic coast with tide pools, small natural stone arches and fine views of Makua coastline. Early morning porpoise sightings from point near Kaluakauila stream mouth. Viewing of the large sea cave, Kaneana, legendary home of Nanue the shark man. Hot, dry area with little shade. No drinking water. ... [Read More]

State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation Home Page
The Internet domain (for example, "gohawaii.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website; ... [Read More]

Extraordinary Women of Hawaii: A Bibliography
Gabbard, Andrea. GIRL IN THE CURL: A CENTURY OF WOMEN IN SURFING. Seattle, Wash: Seal Press, 2000. p. 65. Biographies of surfers from U.S. and Australia concentrating on 1960's to "millennium stars." Brief treatment of surfing in ancient Hawaii. Includes resources such as: organizations, surf shops, clinics, videos, magazines, and resource books. ...

WAHINE MAGAZINE PRESENTS NA PUA O KE KAI. SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION. Long Beach, Calif.: Wahine, 1998. (unpaged). Commemorative program of Roxy Na Pua O Ke Kai Wahine Surfing Classic . Mostly color illustrations. Brief biographies of Hawaii's avid waterwomen. ... [Read More]