Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded ...

One name that’s inextricably linked with the Banzai Pipeline is Jamie O’Brien, one of the most respected and successful Pipe players over the last 15 years. To get a better sense of what makes the ...

Incoming swells on the North Shore of Oahu come quickly. One minute it can be fun and manageable, and within an hour, black walls of water are stacking on the horizon. Such was the case, recently, at ...

A sleepless night on the North Shore as the first in a series of XL swells approaches. At dawn, I check an outer reef. A legend joins me, squinting at the horizon. “Good day to have a jet ski,” he ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...