I took this from a post by Kamaka, our resident comedian on the Ohanalanai. He got it from the LA Times today. This is the kind of vigilantism that gives Hawai'i a bad name, even though the main reason for the locals acting this way has to do with loloheads who get in too deep and don't appreciate the power of the ocean on the North Shore of Oahu or the informal rules of surfing etiquette. It nonetheless doesn't endear the locals with the visitors...
Miulang
"The OUTDOORS section of the Los Angeles Times ( October 19, 2004) ran this article by writer Steve Hawk which caught my eyeballs..."
Bounced:
Pipeline slaps around newbies and so do locals who dislike crowds:
Miulang
"The OUTDOORS section of the Los Angeles Times ( October 19, 2004) ran this article by writer Steve Hawk which caught my eyeballs..."
Bounced:
Pipeline slaps around newbies and so do locals who dislike crowds:
In the North Pacific, October arouses the season's first storms, which in turn generate the swells that bring life - and crowds to Pipeline, the famously shallow and hard breaking surf spot on Oahu's north shore. Ghastly wipeouts commonly occur here, but the newcomers to the iconic break have more to worry about these days than merely blowing the drop and bouncing off the flesh-eating reef. In recent years, locals stationed at a house overlooking the break have taken it upon themselves to enforce, through intimidation and sometimes fists, the unofficial rules designated to maintain order at surf zones worldwide. Visiting surfers who interfer with (or heaven forbid, endanger) a Pipleline regular often end up getting chased off and/or smacked around.
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