O f all the world’s novelty river waves, none are as popular, as well-documented, as the one on the North Shore of Oahu’s Waimea Bay. Perhaps it’s because the wave breaks de ...

“This is like Waimea River wave on steroids that goes all day every day,” said Skip Taylor from the surf park management. “We can run the wave from knee-high to head high and it can get up ...

Wesley Yadao, 71, farms five acres of taro in a region of Kauai where generations of families have tended the starchy root vegetable in wet paddies fed by the Waimea River. His tough-knuckled ...

So, weird wave specialist, Jamie O’Brien, suited up. We’ve seen glimmers of the recent session that went down at the Waimea Bay river wave, namely from world champion and Olympic gold medalist ...

Ocean surfers will find that out quickly. Built by a company called Citywave, the wave pool is closer to river surfing, like at Waimea River, than ocean surfing. Pumps create a nonstop wave ...

To enter, aspiring traditional and contemporary Hawaiian musicians are invited to share a DVD music sample or digital link to a past performance. Registration must be completed by July 15, 2025 ...

It has been designed to emulate famous natural local standing river waves like the Waimea River Sand Bar on Oahu North Shore. Oahu's-own Shane Beschen, an X Games Gold Medalist and former World ...

According to the environmental report, KIUC and AES expected to divert an average of 11 million gallons a day—or 4 billion gallons a year—from reaching the Waimea River for 65 years.

Of all the world’s novelty river waves, none are as popular, as well-documented, as the one on the North Shore of Oahu’s Waimea Bay. Perhaps it’s because the wave breaks dead center in the ...