Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational opening ceremony is taking place on Dec. 5 at Waimea Bay.

Beautiful and beastly all at once. The ocean delivered Waimea Bay's biggest waves of the season so far — topping out around 20 feet.

"It was really moving hearing Ha'a speak on behalf of Uncle Clyde," said Mason Ho. "It felt like a passing of the torch of ...

The contest started at 9 a.m. with Liam McNamara, the event director, telling KHON2 the peak would come in around 10 a.m. to noon and he felt they were going to see 50-footers. The elements needed to ...

Will the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational run for a record third year straight? We asked competitors for predictions on ...

Surfers caught waves as tall as 50 feet high Sunday in Hawaii, producing epic rides and wipeouts during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay for ...

A look back in time at the iconic big wave surfing spot.

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) - With the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in full swing, the powerful swell has already led to some injuries. Laura Enever of Australia is now out of the competition ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii (Island News) -- North Shore boy Landon McNamara, is celebrating his huge victory at Waimea Bay winning the 11th running of the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. McNamara scored a ...

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s official: Landon McNamara has won the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. He received 135.8 points as well as the highest-scoring wave of the competition — a ...

Moments before the waiting period closed for Hawaii's "Go Big" Moment Award came to a close , a final submission came in at the 11th hour that ended up winning the event. Five Hawaiian surfers braved ...