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Some of the world’s best surfers are in Tahiti to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which begin on Saturday. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Olympic surfing events are taking place in Teahupo’o, a small village nearly 9,800 miles from the host city of Paris. The path to Tahiti has been years in the making, and not without controversy.
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The Conversation showcases a film honoring Dick Brewer's contributions to the world of surfing. A master shaper and visionary, he helped top athletes harness the energy of the waves.
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City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard Tamayo Perry died in the attack near Mokuʻauia on Sunday. Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department says Honolulu police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Mālaekahana Beach just before 1 p.m. after a caller reported seeing a man who appeared to have suffered shark bites.
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The surf competitions will bring together more than 120 surfers, representing the top high school surf teams from New Zealand, California and Hawaiʻi.
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A Hawaiʻi judge has halted plans for an artificial wave pool until developers can revise an environmental assessment to address concerns including impacts on water supply and anticipated growth of the area.
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Concerns over the construction of a three-story judging tower at a famous Tahiti surf break for the 2024 Paris Olympics sent a team of scientists from Hawaiʻi to Teahupoʻo. Construction has begun, but the timeline for completion remains uncertain. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi explains what the controversy has meant to the surfing and science communities.
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Robert “Bully” Kotter and his wife, Ashley, are Maui residents who lost their home in the Lahaina wildfire, just days after they closed on it. The Conversation spoke with the Kotters ahead of an upcoming free screening of “Uncle Bully’s Surf Skool.”
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Powerful surf is rolling onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaiʻi as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushes toward shorelines. In Hawaiʻi, the National Weather Service forecast surf rising to 30 to 40 feet along north-facing shores and 18 to 22 feet along west-facing shores of five islands.
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Surfing's world governing body says it opposes the construction of a controversial new judges' tower for the 2024 Olympics event in Tahiti. Local residents and environmentalists fear it could permanently damage the coral reef. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.