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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
Whoa, what a swell we had on Feb. 25. It’s just another episode that is elevating this season to icon- ic levels. We saw the low pressure coming almost a week before it got here. The beast of a storm spawned off Japan Feb. 20 and grew to some 40 feet and even 50 feet seas off Honshu, North Japan. You can thank the se- vere gale to hurricane force winds of 50-74 mph.
tracking northeast, but it did not. What we saw was the low’s easterly movement — for a time — aiming almost right at us. Stay tuned for the latest forecasts at surfnews- network.com. Thanks also for your support of the team and sponsors. I’m stoked.
ther and his service to the community here on the west side, to service to transporta- tion, to all the causes and the ripple effect that one man can have and touch so many lives, I’m grateful for that,” says Kaipo.
Leeward community an op- portunity to showcase our beautiful Mākaha beach. It brings together the commu- nity — not just the Leeward side, but the entire island and international visitors. Cul- turally, it teaches the people to respect and mālama (care for) the ocean the Hawaiian way,” says Brian Keaulana, Buffalo’s eldest son and leg- endary waterman.
The other factor that leads to such extra-large events is the storm’s track or direction across the Pacific. If a storm is tracking northeast off Ja- pan, it’s heading up toward the Aleutians. Thus, it stays further away and the “fetch” of winds pointed at Hawai‘i won’t last as long. This means relatively smaller surf — and I mean relative- ly. This huge storm would have still probably produced 10-15-foot surf had it been
The sun was out and the surf was up with perfect offshore northeast winds grooming the legendary line- up. Mother Nature always seems to say, “Hey, Buff, you da man! Thank you for all you and Momi have done for our island community, especially Mākaha.”
The surfer, family man and communitarian retired in 2010 as a former First Ha- waiian Bank executive. He was a powerful leader on the Wai‘anae coast. Uncle Ants died in early April last year at 76.
popular international World Surf League broadcaster. He is humble, energetic, gifted and loved around the world. You’ve got to believe his dad is proud enough.
“In respect for our cultur- al heritage, we instituted a gratis system for contestants who wear the ancient Ha- waiian malo while surfing in an event,” says Richard “Buffalo” Keaulana.
BY GARY KEWLEY
Buffalo Big Board Classic Has Multiple Surfing Types
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we came back with perfection at Mākaha for the 45th Annual Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic. The five-day beach party/event went off on Pres- idents Day weekend and the following weekend.
The standup squatch division is one of the events in the Buffalo Big Board contest. It’s like standup paddling but on a giant body board.
PHOTO COURTESY TERRY REIS
The Buffalo Big Board Classic features so many dif- ferent types of surfing. There are paipo boarding, alai‘a boarding, team body surfing, bully boarding, canoe surf- ing, standup squatching, tan- dem surfing and team stand- up surfing.
I look forward to seeing you out on the wild west side. Aloha and mahalo for sharing it with me in Mid- Week’s Central O‘ahu Voice. Thanks also to Terry Reis for his images. He’s always on it. Check out surfshooterha- waii.com.
His famous son, Kaipo, has for years worked as a
“I’m tremendously grate- ful for the honor and proc- lamation that is celebrating my father’s legacy. My fa-
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