• Hōkūleʻa. Born in Kahului, Maui, Aikau was the second child of Solomon and Henrietta Aikau. The words Makua Hanai in Eddie Aikau's full name means feeding parent...
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    "The Eddie", also known as The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii...
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    prestigious big wave contest is The Eddie, named after Oahu north shore Hawai'ian lifeguard and surfer Eddie Aikau. The competition window is between 1...
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    California. He has won the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational, in memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay, the Red Bull Titans of Mavericks event held at Mavericks...
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  • Notable people known as Eddie or Eddy include: Eddie Aikau (1946–1978), American surfer Eddie Alvarez, American mixed martial artist Eddie Charlton (1929–2004)...
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    big wave surfing. The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau takes place in Waimea Bay to honor the legendary surfer and the first...
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  • for his senior year of high school. From 1975 to 1996 he worked with Eddie Aikau, Mark Cunningham, Terry Ahue and Brian Keaulana. He learned from other...
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  • in 1959-1960s between Oahu, Maui and Big Island—aboard which surfer Eddie Aikau moved with his family from Maui to Oahu. The second attempt was made...
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  • The Untold Story of Freestyle MotoCross" and "Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau" (part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series). Taublieb found early success producing...
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  • final. Later, on December 15, 2004, he won the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau event with a perfect score of 100, in waves that exceeded 40 feet (12m)...
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  • Waimea Bay hosts the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau. This is an exclusive competition that participants must be invited to...
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    Championship until 1985. The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in honor of Eddie Aikau started at Sunset Beach in 1984. Today Sunset Beach is home to the prestigious...
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    enrich the quality of life for all. Previous support has gone to the Eddie Aikau Foundation, Waipā Foundation and Surfrider Hawai‘i chapters. Year-round...
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  • Hawaiian to win the championship was Clyde Aikau, in 1973, followed in 1977 by his older brother, Eddie Aikau. Awards from 1965 to 1984: Kampion, Drew;...
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    giant waves. During a monster swell in 1990 that has been dubbed "The Eddie Aikau Swell," they were astonished when they found empty waves breaking atop...
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    of imminent rescue and the capsized canoe drifting farther from land, Eddie Aikau, a North Shore, Oʻahu, lifeguard and big-wave surfer, volunteered to...
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  • chronicled in Stealing the Wave by Andy Martin (Bloomsbury Publishing). Eddie Aikau North Shore (movie appearance as a surfer) Martin, Andy (January 12,...
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  • Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010) Director and Writer, "Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau" (2013) Orsi, Franz (25 May 2018). "The African Hawaii". The Outdoor...
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  • and 1985); and a four-time competitor in the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big-wave event at Waimea (finishing fourth in 1990). In one of pro surfing's...
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  • 9 Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau Sam George October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01) 0.791 A chronicling of the life of Eddie Aikau, a big wave surfer and lifeguard...
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  • Inouye Kurt Braunohler on Eddie Aikau Cast: Steven Yeun as Daniel Inouye James Hong as Hyotaro Inouye Jason Mantzoukas as Eddie Aikau Eugene Cordero as Kalaniʻōpuʻu...
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    1978 was aborted when the Hokuleʻa capsized near Lānaʻi and crew member Eddie Aikau was lost at sea, Piailug trained Nainoa Thompson in the ancient navigation...
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  • invitee to the Quiksilver Eddie Aikau Big Wave contest held at Waimea Bay and in minimum 20'-25' surf. In 2000/2001, he won the Eddie, becoming the first non-Hawaiian...
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    Festival (Santa Catarina, Brazil) – WT 2002 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau (Specialty-Hawaii) 2000 Gotcha Pro Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti) – WT 1999...
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  • paddled into at that time. 2001 – 2nd place - Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big-wave contest (Waimea Bay, Oahu) 2000 – 4th ranked overall on World...
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    ISBN 9780714681788. Holmes Coleman, S. (February 7, 2004). Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing. Macmillan...
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    Tahiti. Eddie Aikau, a world champion surfer, and part of the crew, attempted to paddle his surfboard to the nearest island to find help. However, Aikau was...
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    appeared. These referenced legendary Hawaiian lifeguard Eddie Aikau, of whom it is said, "Eddie would go" (into big surf). Joe Moore of KHON-TV in Honolulu...
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    years. On February 25, 2016, Florence won "The Eddie" Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in memory of Eddie Aikau, at Waimea Bay, the first time the event ran...
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  • 2017. "Eddie Aikau: Why We Say "Eddie Would Go" | Historic Mysteries". Historic Mysteries. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2017. "Eddie Aikau". archive...
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