Hawaii has deep-ranging ties to surfing. Referred to many times as the birthplace of modern surfing, these islands are steeped in history and culture associated with wave riding. From ancient ...

The mouth of the San Lorenzo river in Santa Cruz, Calif., isn't a great place to surf. Rocks, pollution and swift currents make it precarious almost year-round. But before the construction of a harbor ...

Maui Interscholastic League surfing co-coordinator Kim Ball (third from left) poses for a photo along with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (center) and Olympic gold medalist surfer Carissa Moore (second from ...

Learning to surf often includes a teacher gently pushing a rider’s board with the swell of a forming wave, which is kind of what Hawaii’s Legislature did this year to help expand surfing as a public ...

Hawaii high schools are still working on forming their own surf teams for spring competition, but all five athletic leagues will be represented at America’s first statewide surfing championships on ...

Isaiah Helekunihi Walker, a professor and Hawaii native, explained the role that surfing played in the colonization of Hawaii to the BYU community on Oct. 24. Walker is the current Academic Vice ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn’t just a sport—it’s embedded in the culture. That’s likely because some of the greatest waves in ...

Kekoa Cazimero, a 2007 Kaiser graduate who was on a Saint Louis School surf club team in middle school, said it’s crazy that surfing isn’t more of a widespread high school sport in the state. Cazimero ...

Hawaii world surfing champ and 2020 Olympic gold medalist Carissa Moore, left, Gov. Josh Green and Leilehua High School surf team junior Kylie Sato pose for a photo Monday during a news conference ...