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AUGUST 31, 2022
Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
It’s been two years since Duke’s Oceanfest in Waikīkī ran, so this year ev- eryone was more than ready to get out of the house and be together like they should — at the beach, in the water and having fun. It’s a vital com- munity connection.
age 132 on Aug. 24 and he loved many ocean sports, not just surfing and swimming. He enjoyed tandem surfing, canoe racing, beach volley- ball and simply sharing the “stoke” and aloha that goes with it all. It would have been fun to see how the Hawaiian legend would have taken to foil boarding, stand up paddle board racing and surfboard water polo.
exhibition, too. Please vis- it dukesoceanfest.com and dukefoundation.org. Your support through clicks and funds makes the legend grow. Mahalo.
and Chopes for short — and gotten away with it. The Tahi- tians have been too nice.
and thank you Tahiti for put- ting up with us all these years. And the Outerknown Tahiti Pro winners are California’s Courtney Conlogue and Bra- zil’s Miguel Pupo. Carissa Moore of Hawai‘i went out in the quarters. Hawai’i’s Seth Moniz and Barron Mamiya — two insanely talented men in waves of consequence —
8-16 — that’s nine days to run a one-day grand finale and winner takes all.
The many events during the eight-day ocean festival cele- brate Duke Kahanamoku’s legendary life and athletic achievements — but maybe most of all it’s a living trib- ute to his aloha spirit. Kah- anamoku would have turned
He would have also loved the fun Raising Cane’s Go- ing to the Dogs Surfur Com- petition. He would have very much appreciated the AccesSurf adaptive surfing
When I first heard my friend and World Surf League commentator Kaipo Guerrero say it correctly, I was stoked. He made a classy effort to bring it to the forefront. It fi- nally clicked, and now we can all have confidence when we say Teahupo‘o and give full respect. This wave, this place, deserves it. Thanks Kaipo,
lost in the elimination round. Now that the usual 10 con- tests are done and dusted, we now have our final top five men and women to compete at Trestles Beach in California in the Rip Curl WSL Finals. The holding period is Sept.
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
BY GARY KEWLEY
Duke’s Oceanfest Celebrates Legendary Waterman
The World Championship Tour had some awesome and epic heats at the Outerknown Tahiti Pro. Everyone knows how to say Tahiti — the most iconic, life-threatening spot they call Teahupo‘o on the southwest coast has not been pronounced right for decades by nonlocals. Language is vi- tal to Indigenous cultures. Yet, somehow visitors have even called this reef break Chopo
Finally, out of refined re- spect, this year most everyone was trying to say it correctly — it’s pronounced Te-a-hu- po‘o (Tey-ah-who-poh-oh).
The women’s WSL final five in order are Hawai‘i’s Moore, Johanne Defay of France, Tatiana Weston-Webb representing Brazil, Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica and Stephanie Gilmore of Aus- tralia. The men’s final five in order are Filipe Toledo of Bra- zil, Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing of Australia, Italo Fer- reira of Brazil and Kanoa Iga- rashi of Japan.
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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