Category Archives: General Inter-Island Stuff

China Uemura Celebration of Life

Roy Isamu Uemura, known to the surfing world as ‘China’ by those his senior and as ‘Uncle China’ by those younger, passed away on January 6, 2023. He lived life fully finding his own way as a surfer, professional surfer, and contest originator by starting two surfing contests, the Wahine Surfing Classic and the Longboard Surfing Classic. He was inducted into the Duke Kahanamoku Foundation’s Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame.

Eric Haas On Surfers Journal® and on Inter-Island Surf Shop®

Eric Haas, photo by Noa Noa Napoleon - The Drop - Sunset Beach Surf ClubEric Haas, photo by Noa Noa Napoleon - The Drop - Sunset Beach Surf ClubEric Haas, photo by Noa Noa Napoleon - The Drop - Sunset Beach Surf Club

He’s one of the best surfers in the world and you’ve probably never heard of him. With a legendary reputation and high praise from world-renowned watermen, he remains an enigma, a single soul drifting through a life of countless waves. His name: Walter Eric Haas.

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Hawai‘i’s Oldest Restaurants Are Still ‘Ono After All These Years

Inside One of the Craziest Long Weekends of Lifeguard Rescues in Oahu History – from Outside Online

"During the second week of July on the island of Oahu, no one could stop talking about the huge incoming south swell. News of it was a hot topic among lifeguards, residents, and visitors alike, and as John Titchen, chief of Honolulu’s Ocean Safety Division, traded texts and emails with other local emergency-response-system staffs in preparation, he noted the anticipation and considered the consequences."

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"Between Friday, July 15, and Monday, July 18, Oahu lifeguards made 2,105 rescues on the southern, windward (east), and leeward (west) coasts, including 800 on Sunday alone. For perspective, the entire island has tallied an average of 2,400 rescues annually for the past two years."