Historic swell slams California before Christmas, 2024; Huntington Beach outrigger canoe crew surfs massive waves at oil platform Esther.

In Hawai’i, the art of carving outrigger canoes has traditionally been a male pursuit. Many women have captained and paddled the canoes, but few have learned to build them—an undertaking that ...

Kihei paddlers Raul Pacheco (left) and Ryan Kinnie talk Saturday afternoon after being rescued off the north shore from their broken canoe. -- The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo KANAHA ...

Wendall DeVera, Vietnam veteran, longtime paddler and president of Pu‘ali Koa Kahiko, listens to opening speeches and a blessing of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe on Friday morning in South Maui.

Developed by Hawaiian Nick Beck in the early 1980s, the canoe is based on the ancient Polynesian design, with a 9m-long slender hull, two outriggers for stability and a sail. Modern materials make ...