Nov. 23—Honolulu resident Reno Abellira, 71, a world-renowned surfer who exploded onto the scene with the shortboard revolution of the mid 1960s, was hospitalized at Queen's Medical Center last week, ...

From sun-bleached hair to salt-crusted skin, surf culture in the ’60s and ’70s was as much about the lifestyle as it was about the waves. Beaches were alive with the thump of rock and reggae, the ...

Hawaii’s Laura Blears was a surfing pioneer, paving the way for females of today. In the early to mid 1970s, Blears was a leader in women’s professional surfing, winning events like the 1974 Smirnoff ...

Photo by Lisa Black. Wedgies in action. Photo by Lisa Black. Mark Chamberlain before body surfing heat at Cosmic Creek. Photo by Lisa Black. For the first time in its 16-year history, this past ...

It’s early days in this whole coronavirus lockdown, and nobody knows just how long the shelter-in-place and social-distancing will last, but for the time being, most folks are living like an ...

In the 1970s, surf wear brand Ocean Pacific’s clothing – specifically OP’s super-short corduroy shorts – was worn by just about every Southern California surfer or skater; the unofficial uniform of ...