Eddie would go. This is a statement known around the surfing world and encompasses big wave surfing. Eddie Aikau developed a reputation of being one of the best big wave surfers in the world. Sadly, Eddie lost his life in 1978 when a canoe he was traveling in capsized and he paddled off into the open ocean for help. He was never seen again but his memory lives on through one of the biggest surfing competitions in the world now known as The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau. Eddie Aikau will always live on as a legendary surfer because of his family, growing up in Hawaii, and being a risk taker.
Family molds and influences many people at a young age. Eddie Aikau’s youth was surrounded by everything that enveloped surfing. If surfing had not …show more content…
This early exposure to surfing was said to be a key point to his life-long love for surfing. His father was offered a better job in Oahu when Eddie was around thirteen years old so his family moved there (Jon). Waikiki, in Oahu, was a haven for surfing and Eddie quickly became a “Waikiki surf bum”, surfing every day after school, before school, and even during school if the wave was right (Jon). At the time when his father decided to move the family to Oahu, the North Shore was just being discovered (Jon). Eddie Aikau is famous for surfing waves on the North Shore of Oahu and if it was not for his father moving them there, he may have never discovered it. His parents were a key factor to paving the pathway to Eddie’s greatness in …show more content…
Born Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau, makes it seem as if he was born for his life’s journey. The reason this is, is because Makua Hanai means “feeding parent” in Hawaiian (Woodsmall). Eddie nurtured the community that surrorunded him in Hawaii and his love for that was what led him to paddle out into the biggest waves and surf them (Woodsmall). Eddie’s generation lived through a time of Hawaiian history that occurred fewer than twenty years after Hawaii became an American state (Boissoneault). Native Hawaiians felt more determined than ever during this time to reclaim their heritage. Eddie Aikau helped smooth the tensions between binaries at this time and, because of this strong heritage, he made it clear that he wanted to share it with everyone. He wanted everyone to have the same access to sun and surf as he did (Boissoneault). Rather than hide Hawaii from the rest of the world, he wanted to share its natural beauty and teach everyone why it was so necessary to appreciate the native roots you hold (Woodsmall). The need and want to share the Hawaiian Heritage propelled his passion for the sport of
Family molds and influences many people at a young age. Eddie Aikau’s youth was surrounded by everything that enveloped surfing. If surfing had not …show more content…
This early exposure to surfing was said to be a key point to his life-long love for surfing. His father was offered a better job in Oahu when Eddie was around thirteen years old so his family moved there (Jon). Waikiki, in Oahu, was a haven for surfing and Eddie quickly became a “Waikiki surf bum”, surfing every day after school, before school, and even during school if the wave was right (Jon). At the time when his father decided to move the family to Oahu, the North Shore was just being discovered (Jon). Eddie Aikau is famous for surfing waves on the North Shore of Oahu and if it was not for his father moving them there, he may have never discovered it. His parents were a key factor to paving the pathway to Eddie’s greatness in …show more content…
Born Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau, makes it seem as if he was born for his life’s journey. The reason this is, is because Makua Hanai means “feeding parent” in Hawaiian (Woodsmall). Eddie nurtured the community that surrorunded him in Hawaii and his love for that was what led him to paddle out into the biggest waves and surf them (Woodsmall). Eddie’s generation lived through a time of Hawaiian history that occurred fewer than twenty years after Hawaii became an American state (Boissoneault). Native Hawaiians felt more determined than ever during this time to reclaim their heritage. Eddie Aikau helped smooth the tensions between binaries at this time and, because of this strong heritage, he made it clear that he wanted to share it with everyone. He wanted everyone to have the same access to sun and surf as he did (Boissoneault). Rather than hide Hawaii from the rest of the world, he wanted to share its natural beauty and teach everyone why it was so necessary to appreciate the native roots you hold (Woodsmall). The need and want to share the Hawaiian Heritage propelled his passion for the sport of