The Hawaiian chain of 8 main islands has produced some of the worlds best female surfers.
When contest directors for what would potentially be the first women-only big-wave competition finally secured permits from the City and County of Honolulu for an event at Waimea Bay, they were inches away from reaching a historical milestone. By Gabriela … Read More
Bethany Hamilton was born February 8, 1990 in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. She is most famous surfer girl for surviving a shark attack that happened on the island of Kauai in 2003. She lost her left arm in the attack, but … Read More
Carissa Moore was born August 27, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She started surfing at the age of 5 off the beaches of Waikiki with her father. She soon discovered her untapped passion for surfing. In several years she was collecting … Read More
Malia Manuel was born in August 9, 1993 in Wailua, HI. Malia is the true meaning to aloha. At the age of two, Malia started surfing with her parents, catching waves along the beaches of Kauai. She has been highly … Read More
Alana Blanchard was born March 5, 1990 on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Alana’s father and uncle were vagabond surfers who finally had moved to Kauai in the ’70s. Alana began surfing at the age of 4 and when she … Read More
Coco Ho was born April 28, 1991 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She began surfing at 7 years old, following in the footsteps of her family. Famous surfers run in the Ho family. Coco’s father, Michael Ho, was a professional as well … Read More
Alessa Quizon was born January 2, 1994 in Honolulu, Hawaii is now a Makaha resident. She was born into a classic Hawaiian surf family where her father would take her and her sister surfing on the Westside of Oahu to … Read More