Dramatic footage captured the raw power of the season's first major South Pacific swell. And there’s more on the way.

HOOKIPA BEACH PARK, Hawaii (KHON2) — You couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the inaugural state surfing championship. A rising North Shore swell, blue skies and a whole lot of smiles.

Nearly three months after devastating floods destroyed homes and displaced families at Otake Camp on Oahu’s North Shore, residents received a welcome boost from a motorcycle club determined to help ...

It seems fitting that Hawaii would eventually have a high school surfing state championship and the first one ever is slated to be held at Maui’s Ho’okipa Beach tommorrow and Saturday, according to a ...

HOOKIPA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s first high school surfing state championship is set to begin Friday at Hookipa Beach Park on Maui’s North Shore, with 174 student-athletes from 55 schools for two ...

Skai Suitt of Waialua High School cut back on a wave during the final heat of the 2026 HHSAA Surfing Championship at Hookipa Beach Park on Maui on Saturday. Suitt won the shortboard title. Select an ...

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In the second installment of a special, four-part series on surfing & COVID-19, veteran surf journo Beau Flemister examines the impact of the coronavirus on the state of surfing in Hawaii. See part ...