Category archives for: Sports

Aluminum Man

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Aluminum Man By Kyle Ellison When was the last time you entered a race that was free? Actually, let’s back up a step. When was the last time you even entered a race? If the answer lies somewhere between “Never” and “It’s Been a While”, keep reading, because we may have just found the perfect [...]

When it comes to sports, we’re all kooks somewhere

Snowboarding in Chile 4

By Kyle Ellison Using numb fingers to fiddle with crampons is not a feeling I am used to. A metal skeleton of a shoe that vaguely resembles a masochistic set of soccer cleats, my mind keeps being drawn to those weird looking shoes that someone might use to aerate their front lawn. Either way, I [...]

Hana Relay draws record number of runners

Hana Relay Poledance Police 1

By Kyle Ellison Nearly all Maui guidebooks will mention that on the island’s famous road to Hana you will drive exactly 52 miles, pass over 54 narrow bridges, and complete over 600 winding, hairpin turns. While this is appreciated info, what they fail to mention is that myriad other oddities also lurk along this ribbon [...]

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Hana Relay Runaway Brides 2

Ole inducted into the Hall of Fame

Bob “Ole” Olson – the oldest living surfboard shaper on the face of the planet – was inducted into the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame – at Launiupoko beach park during the Ole Classic. Ole, in the rear, with winners in the Ole Longboard keiki division.

By Kyle Ellison It’s not everyday you get to watch an 80 year old surfer get inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nor is it everyday where 65 year old men openly share waves with 7 year old children and outrigger canoes.  On a day where laughter trumped anger and age was but a number, [...]

Blue ‘Aina tackles Honolua Bay

Trilogy crewmembers Oren Masserman, Gabe Lucy, and a local volunteer pull debris from the water on a recent Blue 'Aina cleanup project

By Kyle Ellison Never before has there been such excitement over gathering bags of trash in the rain. On an otherwise cold, dreary, and drizzly Saturday morning—somewhat of an island anomaly for the middle of July – a sizzling fervor of ocean activism heated up Lahaina Harbor as ocean-minded volunteers schlepped around scuba tanks, dive [...]

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