Capturing Our Amazing Oceans: Archive

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Clark Little's Work - Waves of Hawaii

This guy stands in the water and waits until the last sec to snap his camera shutter then takes a beating when the wave collapses over him… Waimea Bay shore-break surfing pioneer, husband, and father of two, Clark Little has...

Feb 27th

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Oct 8th

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Oct 1st

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Sep 4th

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Duke Ran Gas Stations, then Served 13 Terms as... →

Hawaii Business - Star Advertiser Ninety-nine years ago, Duke Kahanamoku competed in his first Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle swim and a silver medal with the relay team. He returned to the Olympics in 1920, 1924 and 1932, winning three gold and two silver medals. But what did he do after the Olympics? The head of Union Oil in Hawaii asked Duke...

Jul 22nd

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4th Annual Honolulu Surf Film Festival →

Honolulu Academy of Arts » Come and enjoy the three-week long 4th Annual Honolulu Surf Film Festival on Oahu, from July 8 - 31 at the Doris Duke Theatre, featuring 22 surf films, including 16 that will be shown in Hawaii for the first time. Even if you’re not a surfer, you will be amazed at the heart-stopping footage of competitive surfers taking on the island’s North Shore...

Jul 10th

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Jun 23rd

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Jun 21st

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Jun 21st

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Local surfer saves 2 at Prince Kuhio Beach, Kaua‘i →

PO‘IPU — Lunch can wait! Seeing two surfers struggling a few hundred yards off the coast of Prince Kuhio Beach, Kaua‘i resident Jesse Uemura abandoned the sandwich he was eating Wednesday afternoon and dove in after them… Exhausted, the two visitors both thanked Uemura for his help. “You saved our lives,” Ken Burgess recalled the men telling Uemura flatly after they were all safe and sound...

Jun 19th

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‘Aloha is There’ →

Surfer/ musician Mike Young was heartbroken because his vintage Takamine guitar was stolen from his truck … Young’s prized possession was anonymously returned. ‘Aloha is there,’ he said. ‘My baby is back.’ The guitar had been previously owned by Peter Moon and the late Mike Joao. Also taken — and returned — were two custom surfboards. Young said no questions were asked, he was just happy...

Jun 18th

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Watch

Duke’s Waikiki is honoring Uncle Val Ching with the restaurant’s Ho’okahiko Award. The award celebrates individuals who have dedicated their lives to perpetuating the Hawaiian culture.

Jun 16th

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Jun 15th

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Kelly Slater gets "Key to the City" of Huntington... →

Kelly Slater will be honoured by the Huntington Beach, Surf City USA, on the 21st June 2011. The ten-time world surfing champion will be presented with “Key to the City”, in 101 Main Street. Slater has conquered the U.S. Open of Surfing, held in Huntington Beach, in 1996, and has always been welcome in the Californian city, where he has a large fanbase. The surf champion has...

Jun 1st

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May 29th

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May 29th

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May 5th

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Apr 28th

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Apr 9th

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Mar 31st

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Mar 20th

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Pop Photo Nature Category Winner →

Kaboom! Photo by Aaron Feinberg

Mar 10th

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Mar 5th

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Gold Ribbon →

A wave in Ventura picks up the light from the rising sun reflecting off its face. David Orias Photography David Orias has an eye for the amazingly breathtaking and beautiful!

Mar 3rd

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Mar 2nd

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Mar 2nd

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Feb 28th

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Feb 27th

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Feb 27th

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Ireland Delivers During its First Big-Wave... →

February 2011 - A massive storm pushed huge surf directly toward Ireland just in time for Europe’s best big-wave chargers to gather for the first ever Irish Big-wave Invitational at Mullaghmore Head. Francois Liets Photo by McCall Click here to read full story and view the stellar Surfer Magazine gallery by McCall.

Feb 26th

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