Canoe surfing, particularly aboard the outrigger style of boats, is one of the oldest forms of riding waves. It dates back to the ancient Polynesians, through the beachboy era in Honolulu, and ...

Outrigger canoes filled with people, plants, and animals traveled across the Pacific to the Hawaiian Islands a very long time ago. But the cultural tradition didn't fade away and remains alive and ...

Fringe, novelty, yet steeped in tradition. These might be a few ways to describe the current world of outrigger canoe surfing. But it wasn’t always this way. Riding waves in canoes is an ancient ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Surfers pack the waters around Huntington Beach Pier almost everyday, but now, right alongside them, the city has introduced outrigger canoe surfing. "A lot of ...

HONOLULU, Oahu (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Eddie Aikau surf contest draws thousands to the shores of Waimea Bay, and a new big wave competition in Waikiki hopes to do the same. Using the "Eddie" format, ...

In the lobby of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, a wooden koa canoe—more than 100 years old and named Kaukahi—reflects the lights of the room in its highly polished surface. It looks brand new, and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s a special Spring Break edition of ‘Muthaship’ and this week, the girls are going canoe surfing! There’s nothing like the thrill of catching a wave with your friends, ...

Outrigger canoe surfing is an ancient Hawaiian tradition. And still to this day, there are many who carry on that historic practice, hopping into a canoe, and catching waves. But sometimes, things don ...