Surfing during your Hawaiian vacation

Five reasons why Hawaii has a healthy lifestyle

Hawaii’s has a healthy lifestyle throughout the islands.  There are a few components such as our proximity to the ocean (like literally, we’re in the middle of the Pacific,) the warm climate and popular lifestyle activities. Hawaii has a healthy lifestyle #1: Fresh fish Fish Auction@Pier 38 by Chie Gondo is licensed under CC BY-NC

Five reasons why Hawaii has a healthy lifestyle2019-02-12T08:19:29-10:00

Bodysurfing Makapuu Beach

Bodysurfing Makapuu Beach will stir you to your soul Surfing and bodysurfing are two of the most iconic sports representing Hawaii. Bodysurfing Makapuu Beach is even more iconic. It’s a great workout and a lot of fun when you’re with friends. If you’ve got a photographer friend with a waterproof camera or a gopro for

Bodysurfing Makapuu Beach2017-05-18T20:52:22-10:00

My 2 Near-Death Bodyboarding Experiences in Oahu Hawaii’s Big Surf

I'm not a dangerous person. I don't consider myself a 'thrill seeker' by the usual definition. But, that said, I have had a few times that I've almost died while trying to enjoy this crazy thing called "Life". This is a post about two such near death experiences that happened in the Pacific ocean while

My 2 Near-Death Bodyboarding Experiences in Oahu Hawaii’s Big Surf2019-02-13T07:39:34-10:00

Mike Coots STOKED – Surfing on a New Leg

A shark took part of Mike Coots' leg, but that didn't stop him from getting out there in the line-up! Here he is showing off a new carbon fiber leg that has made all the difference. In 1997 at seventeen years of age, Mike was surfing off the amazing and beautiful Hawaiian Island of Kauai

Mike Coots STOKED – Surfing on a New Leg2017-05-18T20:52:47-10:00

Surfing in Hawaii – Why Is Surfing Fun?

Surfing in Hawaii is one of the ultimate past times for locals and visitors alike. Hawaii just happens to have some of the world's funnest surf, so it's little wonder why so many people spend so much time in the water. Why is surfing fun for so many people? What is it about floating on

Surfing in Hawaii – Why Is Surfing Fun?2019-02-12T06:43:47-10:00

Best Big Wave Video – Ever

Big waves are nothing to play with. I learned that when I tried to go from 6 footers to 12, and 15-20 feet waves showed up in a killer set and wrecked me. Though I've caught some amazing big waves before, the kind that are huge - 10+ feet and break slowly (so I can

Best Big Wave Video – Ever2017-05-18T20:52:57-10:00

Retro Surfing – Honolua Bay, Maui – 1963

This video is from three years before I was born, guys riding easy 2 foot surf at one of my favorite places in the world to surf and bodyboard - Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii. Honolua Bay is located on the northwestern tip of Maui island, and it's a great place for a number of things.

Retro Surfing – Honolua Bay, Maui – 19632019-02-12T07:26:54-10:00

Burning Up the Waves – Video

Just when you thought it was getting a little boring to watch surfers go back and forth doing the same moves over and over, every competition the same... Someone cranks it up a notch. I did some midnight bodyboarding while completely smashed in 3-5 foot surf at Bellow Beach, Oahu as we stayed in a

Burning Up the Waves – Video2017-05-18T20:53:01-10:00

Oahu’s Amazing Surf – Great for Infants Too! (Video)

Surf on Oahu is the best I've ever known. I couldn't imagine that it is better, more consistent somewhere else on this blue planet. Maui, Big Island, Kauai and all the Hawaiian islands have great surf... but, I think nothing beats Oahu for consistency and the number of great breaking wave spots around the island.

Oahu’s Amazing Surf – Great for Infants Too! (Video)2018-08-14T07:13:26-10:00

Make Yourself Into a Surfboard: Bodysurfing!

Oahu, and the other Hawaiian islands have amazing and almost non-stop wave-action going on. Waves are nearly continually breaking somewhere on each island. For the first year and a half or so I only bodyboarded. Bodyboarding was the biggest rush once I learned how to ride 4+ foot waves. I had heard about bodysurfing but

Make Yourself Into a Surfboard: Bodysurfing!2019-02-13T07:27:12-10:00

Amazing Experience for Anyone in the Ocean: Bodyboarding!

I was lucky enough to be sent to the island of Oahu during my tour of 'duty' in the US Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. The most fun physically that I've ever had is a 'sport' or recreational hobby called, "bodyboarding". A bodyboard is like a small surf board. It

Amazing Experience for Anyone in the Ocean: Bodyboarding!2019-02-11T07:00:10-10:00