The surfing competition is held at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. FILE – U.S. surfer Eli Olsen rides a wave as Hawaiian surfer Jake Maki gets wiped out during The Eddie Aikau Big Wave ...

For those steeped in surf culture, you’d know that Kala comes from a storied family of surfing greats. His blood uncles, Derek and Michael Ho, are two of the most renowned Hawaiian surfers to ...