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A new documentary takes a look behind the camera, featuring the first female water photographer to shoot the prestigious big wave surf event — The Eddie at Waimea Bay. The Conversation talked to Oʻahu photographer Christa Funk about the journey.
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Landon McNamara, a local surfer and musician, won the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on Sunday.
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A shark bit a 61-year-old Maui surfer while surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning. Maui officials say the man's right leg was completely severed below the knee. The incident has prompted officials to close the beach park.
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The new surf film "Trilogy: New Wave" uses virtual reality drones and 8K resolution cameras to elevate the visuals to a new level. HPR talked with director Andrew MacKenzie about his feature-length film debut.
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Two local unions talk about the state of labor negotiations between hotels and workers; The Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project shares its idea for using a natural extract to stop rodent population; author Zoe Schlanger discusses whether plants could be considered intelligent; and the director of a new surf film reveals the high-tech gadgets he used to capture his stunning images
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A new study dives into the relationship between surf breaks and carbon storage and what that could mean for protecting natural habitats. HPRʻs Maddie Bender learns more.
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AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captured the Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina surfing through a huge wave in a ride that would net an Olympic-record score.
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This is the second Olympics to feature surfing, but it’s the first time competitors are riding waves that are a matter of “life or death,” according to professional big wave surfer Garrett McNamara.
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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.