His waves were among a heaping of entries for the first-ever “Wave of the Bay” video-based contest run by the Aikau family that year. The winning surfer would be invited into the next Eddie. He ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii (Island News) -- On Sunday, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational took place at Waimea Bay. Behind the scenes the spirit of Eddie Aikau was alive and well. Before first light ...

The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held for just the eleventh time since its founding in 1984. Landon McNamara, a local of Oahu’s North Shore, won this year’s event. By Talya Minsberg ...

Fun fact: More people have walked on the moon, than have won the Eddie. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, commonly referred to as surfing’s most prestigious event, has only run 11 times ...

Landon McNamara rode one of the waves Sunday at the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay. He took home $50,000 for winning the event. At top, Landon McNamara, right, jumped on a wave ...

Ask any of the big-wave surfers who put their lives at risk in the 2024-25 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, and they’d tell you it was honor just to compete in the 40 to 50-foot waves that ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii (Island News) -- North Shore boy Landon McNamara, is celebrating his huge victory at Waimea Bay winning the 11th running of the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. McNamara ...

Hawaii’s Landon McNamara made waves—literally and figuratively—after capturing the prestigious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational on Sunday at Waimea Bay. The North Shore surfer joined Kelly ...

ERIK KABIK / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Landon McNamara rode one of the waves Sunday at the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay. He took home $50, 000 for winning the event.