In the afternoon of Jan. 20, 1778, Capt. James Cook’s ships, the Resolution and Discovery, dropped anchors off the mouth of the Waimea River on Kaua‘i, and Cook, the British explorer and discoverer of ...

Of all the world’s novelty river waves, none are as popular, as well-documented, as the one on the North Shore of Oahu’s Waimea Bay. Perhaps it’s because the wave breaks dead center in the most famed ...

Jamie O’Brien is a big fan of weird waves. Good waves, too, but when the waves are weird, he likely has a hard time choosing between the two. And when the Waimea wave is working, it’s about as weirdly ...

Although it no longer represents the pinnacle of progression, Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore is perhaps the most important big-wave surf spot in the world. It’s where big-wave surfing got its start, ...

Jamie O’Brien is no stranger to surfing the Waimea Bay river wave. In fact, he’s well-accustomed to surfing novelty waves of all types – just scroll through his YouTube channel and you’ll find ...

WAIMEA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, in partnership with the County of Kauai, is hosting a public scoping and informational meeting to introduce the Waimea River Flood ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Things could look a lot different around Ewa Beach in 2022. Visitors and kamaaina can expect a first-of-its-kind surf park venue. [Hawaii news on the go–LISTEN to KHON 2GO weekday ...

It’s strange to think of novelty waves as perfect. That’s the whole point of a novelty wave – it’s imperfect, weird and wonky, and therein lies the fun. But recently, on the North Shore of Oahu, the ...

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) – Tons of concrete and steel, some of it buried beneath the sand for decades, continues to surface as the river and beach at Waimea Bay shifts. "If you saw the stuff, it's ...

Kauai firefighters rescued two visitors who were unable to hike out of Waimea Valley because of high river waters. Crews responded to the call at about 7:40 a.m. Monday. Firefighters aboard the Kauai ...

Many visitors to the Waimea Valley make a beeline for the falls, barely glancing at the botanical gardens or historical sites at the North Shore Oahu attraction. Photo Credit: Tovin Lapan The headline ...