In an effort to protect the natural splendor of Pe'ahi on Maui's north coast, county officials have purchased the land surrounding the wave for $9.5 million. The 267-acre plot of land will remain free ...

The swell that brought up the notorious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational on Oahu also brought major waves to Maui's north shore, with one surfer surviving a gnarly wipeout.

“You can tell when it’s a big one when the lines march in from the outer ledge,” Benjamin “Sancho” Sanchis told SURFER after his heroic, albeit cataclysmic, ride at Jaws on December 22, 2024. Fate ...

Ty Simpson-Kane was surfing off the North Shore of Maui when he was met with a super-sized wave, sending him tumbling. WATCH: Surfer survives gnarly wipeout at Jaws on … Video / Dec 27, 2024 / 05:00 ...

Tim Bonython is no stranger to chasing consequential swells and navigating the challenges that come with them. But he keeps his camera ready. In the week before Christmas last month, Tim grabbed his ...

The tricky thing about surfing, especially in big waves, is that there’s a finite number of opportunities. At some spots, surfers might get one shot a year at a sizable swell. Some years, maybe even ...

MAUI -- Professional surfer Tom Dosland had an epic wipeout while trying to ride one of Maui's famous Jaws waves. In a viral Vine video, Dosland takes off, but can't make the drop and flies from his ...

The Pe'ahi Challenge is slated to start Friday afternoon (Hawaii time) and run through Saturday. Here's hoping it looks like this. Photo: Jeremiah Klein Kemper has won the contest two years in a row.

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...