(1946-05-05)May 5, 1946 Kahului, Territory of Hawaii, United States
Disappeared
March 17, 1978 (aged 31) off Molokai/Lanai, Hawaii, United States
Residence
Kahului, Hawaii, United States
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Surfing career
Years active
1959–1978
Sponsors
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Surfing specifications
Stance
Regular (natural) foot
Favorite waves
Waimea Bay (North Shore, Oahu), Sunset Beach (North Shore, Oahu), Pipeline (North Shore, Oahu)
Edward Ryan Makuahanai Aikau (Kahului, Hawaii, May 5, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer. As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved over 500 people and became famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational ("The Eddie") is named in his honor. He was also a crew member on the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa.[1]
^"Eddie Aikau". archive.hokulea.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
Hōkūleʻa. Born in Kahului, Maui, Aikau was the second child of Solomon and Henrietta Aikau. The words Makua Hanai in EddieAikau's full name means feeding parent...
"The Eddie", also known as The EddieAikau Big Wave Invitational, is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii...
prestigious big wave contest is The Eddie, named after Oahu north shore Hawai'ian lifeguard and surfer EddieAikau. The competition window is between 1...
big wave surfing. The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of EddieAikau takes place in Waimea Bay to honor the legendary surfer and the first...
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paddled into at that time. 2001 – 2nd place - Quiksilver in Memory of EddieAikau big-wave contest (Waimea Bay, Oahu) 2000 – 4th ranked overall on World...
chronicled in Stealing the Wave by Andy Martin (Bloomsbury Publishing). EddieAikau North Shore (movie appearance as a surfer) Martin, Andy (January 12,...
9 Hawaiian: The Legend of EddieAikau Sam George October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01) 0.791 A chronicling of the life of EddieAikau, a big wave surfer and lifeguard...
Angeles Times. p. I-1. Coleman, Stuart Holmes (2004). Eddie Would Go: The Story of EddieAikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing. New York:...
greatest heroes; among young activists, he is as legendary as the great EddieAikau is to young surfers. Although his only musical recordings were made with...
ISBN 9780714681788. Holmes Coleman, S. (February 7, 2004). Eddie Would Go: The Story of EddieAikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing. Macmillan...
for his senior year of high school. From 1975 to 1996 he worked with EddieAikau, Mark Cunningham, Terry Ahue and Brian Keaulana. He learned from other...
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