During one of the busiest Jaws seasons in years, a grassroots contest took place throughout the 2024-25 winter. The Peahi Challenge, sponsored by local Maui businesses, is a tip of the cap to the men ...

Maui waterman and big-wave surfer Austin Kalama surfs at Jaws in Peahi. He has been appointed as surf director for the partnership of Wailea Scuba, Surf & Paddle and the Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience.

New York big-wave surfer Pete “Luigi” Shaw recently headed to Jaws to catch a healthy swell gracing the famous Maui reef. It was his sixth time surfing the wave, which he calls the best, most ...

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 ...

Back in 2021, “Baby” Steve Roberson became the youngest person to surf Jaws. And now, a couple years later, the 14-year-old Maui surfer is looking pretty comfortable at what many consider the world’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “One of the great swell events in my history of shooting surfing (for) over 49 years,” says Tim Bonython, not mincing words. “This ...

MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — 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 ...

HAIKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was firing at Waimea Bay, one of the gnarliest wipeouts of the weekend happened off Maui. Ty Simpson-Kane paddled out at Peahi ...

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.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui teen competing in the Haleiwa Pro is going viral for a memorable surf session last week — in which he caught a giant wave at Maui’s Peahi surf break. “Baby Steve” ...

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 ...