Maui Fires Are Now One of the Deadliest in U.S. History with Thousands Still Unaccounted For The death toll from the Maui fires now sits at 106, making it the deadliest fire in U.S. history in the last century. To make matters worse, only about 30% of the burn area has been searched and there are still an estimated 1,300 people still missing. Gravely, the death toll will almost certainly climb. It is expected that the […] Fire Brent Thomas | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
Travel Plans to Hawaii? Think Again Thinking about traveling to Hawaii anytime soon? Better think again… When the coronavirus pandemic began, Hawaii enacted one of the strictest lockdowns of any state in the nation. Flights were essentially non-existent, and if you did manage to fly there, you were required to quarantine in your hotel/condo/apartment/house/whatever it may have been for 14 days without leaving. And at first, […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | August 20, 2020 0 Comments
65-Year Old Californian Man Killed in Shark Attack Off Coast of Maui, HI A 65-year-old tourist from California died Saturday in an apparent shark attack as he swam off the coast of western Maui, authorities said, the first fatal attack there since 2015. The County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety responded to a witness report in the morning with a helicopter and jetski to locate the man and bring him […] Surf SwellBrains | May 28, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Untouchable Albee Layer Stomps an Epic 540 Alley-Oop [arve url="https://youtu.be/7ssepIzFIXM"] SwellBrains | May 24, 2018 8 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Fatal Shark Attack on Kayaker off Maui on Monday A 57-year-old kayak fisherman who was fishing with artificial lures was killed by a shark on Monday off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. The man was fishing from his kayak between Maui and Molokini when a shark bit his leg. According to a statement released by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the man’s leg was dangling in the water while he was fishing. The bitten man’s fishing partner tied a tourniquet on his leg and was able to get help from a nearby tour boat. That boat took them to […] Surf SwellBrains | December 4, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturday: “Surfing” Jaws on a Rubber Hot Dog… Surfing Jaws in Maui, Hawaii is daunting for any surfer. It’s daunting for any surfer except for Ian Walsh. Ian surfs this spot so much, he decided it was time to step things up. He found a rubber hot dog, paddled out, and the rest is history. Here’s his explanation for Hot Dogging Jaws from Ian Walsh himself: “The waves at Jaws were really solid with light winds early in the morning. A light bulb […] Surf SwellBrains | October 26, 2013 1 Comment
SnowBrains Asks Skier Chuck Patterson: “Will Wave-Skiing Catch On?” Learn all about Chuck Patterson’s wave skiing experience in this video The folks here at SnowBrains have been friends with Chuck Patterson for a long time. He’s an absolute athletic beast. Chuck has spent big chunks of his life in Tahoe, but the ocean is where his heart is. Chucks’s been a professional skier, snowboarder, kite surfer, wind surfer, regular […] Surf SnowBrains | April 25, 2013 6 Comments
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