There’s nothing like getting up early and enjoying an early morning sunrise surf session with the Queen of Queens (Beach, that is) – Kelia Moniz (plus, we like to take advantage of an open lineup).
In episode 2, Kelia takes teammates Bruna Schmitz and Kassia Meador around to some of her local favorites including the legendary Queens Beach in Waikiki and catch a ride in their Ford Fiesta, bikinis in tow, to a local side of the island Makaha Beach — Oahu’s true playground. Enjoy this week’s road tripping adventure and get inspired to try something new — maybe even a Sup Squatch? (just watch…you’ll see what we mean!).
In Kelia’s words” It’s always nice to give a little piece of your heaven to your friends”.
Brandon Nelson, a kayaker attempting to set a world record for distance paddled in a 24-hour period, began hallucinating and shouting to his support team that he couldn’t tell up from down. He subsequently fell out of his kayak and was saved from drowning by his PFD.
Three times Nelson ended up … More
More than 2,000 paddlers in the Men’s and Women’s Divisions competed in Saturday’s Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Outrigger Canoe Races, the world’s largest outrigger canoe race, hosted by Kai Opua Canoe Club in Kona.
The first women’s crew to cross the 18-mile race from Kailua Bay to Honaunau was Oahu’s Waikiki Beachboys Canoe Club 3, which captured the overall win with a record-breaking time of 2:04:43.
Outrigger Canoe Club 1 took … More
Growing up in the Swiss Alps, Christof Luedi’s fitness routine centered around mountain activities such as cross-country skiing, cycling and running. But when a job with the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts took him to Hawaii in 2000, he adapted his workout to his new home.
From Skiing to Canoeing
An employee offered to take Mr. Luedi out in an outrigger canoe and he discovered “it wasn’t just about the workout,” recalls the 53-year-old regional vice president … More