Here's more lousy news on the climate change front (you Republicans out there can just hum softly through this or go make yourselves sandwiches or something). According to an Oct. 1 news release from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the half a million people living on atolls around the world are screwed. "A new study shows that the combined effect of storm-induced … [Read more...] about USGS: Climate Change may make many atolls ‘uninhabitable’ in coming decades
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Hawaiian Legend Eddie Aikau Lives On In A Big New Documentary Film Premiering At The Maui Film Festival
Go to the official webpage of the annual Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau surf contest and you’ll find three curious but telling words: “WHO IS EDDIE?” Clicking on the question takes you to a page full of words and pictures, dedicated to the man whose name now adorns one of the biggest surf contests in the world. Though the famous waterman and lifeguard from Oahu’s North … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Legend Eddie Aikau Lives On In A Big New Documentary Film Premiering At The Maui Film Festival
Getting Ready For Red Bull Jaws Paddle At Peahi
Twenty-one of the world’s most fearless big wave surfers have been invited to take on the notorious giant wave break in the inaugural Red Bull Jaws Paddle at Pe‘ahi event on Maui’s North Shore this winter. During the holding period of Dec. 7, 2012-Mar.15, 2013, competing athletes will drop-in on a monstrously ideal day with no assistance from motorized watercraft. That’s … [Read more...] about Getting Ready For Red Bull Jaws Paddle At Peahi