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Poetry in Motion Word Maestro Kealoha |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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 By Yhazi Graham
Slam Poetry is a verbal expression that splices unique words into
varying tonal patterns, describing feelings, memories, stories,
moralities and more. O‘ahu has the largest registered slam poetry
competition in the world, where anyone is welcome to listen or share a
poem. The catalyst for this event is a humble, intelligent man named
Kealoha. He is the founder of Hawai‘i Slam, Youth Speaks Hawai‘i, and
First Thursdays.
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She Rips |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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Journey of a Waterwoman: the Valley Isle’s Tiare Lawrence
By Chelsea Johns
Name: Tiare Lawrence
Birth Date: July 1, 1982
Sponsors: Hinano, C4 Waterman, Honey Girl Swimwear, DaKine and Xcel Wetsuits Hometown: Lahaina, Maui
Home Break: Lahaina Harbor
While we often hail individuals for their ability to excel in one
arena, a waterwoman like Tiare Lawrence deserves credit for her skills
in stand up paddle surfing, shortboarding, bodyboarding, longboarding,
tow-in surfing, and in one-man and six-man canoes. A typical day for
Tiare always includes a paddle or a surf, but most likely both. Born to
Haunani Teruya and the late John Lawrence, and raised along the
west-Maui mountains, Tiare has grown up near the ocean, but didn’t get
into surfing until age eleven when she jumped in Lahaina Harbor. Her
first craft was a bodyboard and she learned by watching her cousins and
the other “harbor rats.” “Yup, I was a sponger, and I loved it!” she
admits.
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North Shore Sweetheart |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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 Moonlighting Surfer: Taira Lei Aloha Barron
Born: Feb. 12, 1987
Home break: V-land
Job: Cocktail waitress and trail guide
By Alee Thompson
Every small town has a sweetheart. She’s the girl who everyone knows
and loves and who represents the style of living that place is known
for. For a town that’s known for surfing, beauty, and country living,
Taira Lei Aloha Barron is the North Shore’s sweetheart. She rips, she
works at a local restaurant and she’s a country girl at heart.
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Destination: Southern Nepal |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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 Up close and too personal with Nepalese wildlife
By Beau Flemister
It’s all fun and games until the bushes fifty feet in front of you
explode and a charging rhino bursts into view, the rhythmic sound of
galloping mixed with a twisted snorting getting louder and louder.
That’s when I stopped fiddling with the video camera and start
negotiating up the nearest tree, the zenith of my own rhino tracking
expedition.
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Maui Tako |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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By Kevin Whitton & Chelsea Johns
Sometimes it seems like West Maui and its surf hot shots get all the
hype. For instance, they’ve got the freighting, hollow tubes at Honolua
Bay, two reality TV series: Maui Fever and Living Lahaina, they host
the infamous Front Street Halloween and harbor all the tourist traps.
Neither better nor worse, the west side is quite a divergence from its
east Maui counterpart.
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Inside Section |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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Bigger Is Better
Mix skateboarding mini-ramp demos, a stand up paddle surfing expo, the
emerging boardsports environmental movement, then stir in classic cars,
shiny hogs, Hooter girls and a Miss Tropicana contest and you’ve got
eye candy sweeter than butterscotch. Actually, you just made the second
annual Big Boys 4 Big Boys Expo that went off during the weekend of
March 28-30, at the Neal Blaisdale Center Exhibition Hall.
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Talk Story: Ian Walsh |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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Renaissance Man
By Chelsea Johns
Name: Ian Walsh
Age: 24
Hometown: Ku‘au
Homebreak: Ho‘okipa
Sponsors: O’Neill, Red Bull, Boost Mobile, DAKINE, Hi-tech, Gravis, go211.com, …Lost, HGA, Vertra
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Riding the Wave of Preservation at Honolua Bay |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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By Ian ʻAkahi Masterson
Honolua Roots
Honolua Bay is located near the northernmost point of West Maui, Lipoa,
just past Mokulēʻia Beach. The bay has several surfing peaks along the
northern point and north to northwest swells refract into bay creating
several excellent surfing peaks from Subs, out by Lipoa Point, to
Coconuts, through to the Cave, and down the reef to the Keiki Bowl. It
is an excellent example of a surfing site that the Hawaiians
acknowledged as a type of wave that was enjoyable to surf: heʻe
puʻewai, is to surf towards the mouth of the stream. The bay is also
associated with many famous Hawaiian people. This ʻaina is sacred and
these facts entitle Honolua to be a designated cultural site through
the State Historic Preservation Division—though no one has requested
this designation.
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Grom Report: Davey Brand |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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 Split Peak
Davey Brand has a much different upbringing than most of the
local talent shredding the Pipe to Pups lineup. The 15-year-old goofyfoot
spends part of the year in chilly Cape Town, South Africa and the rest of the
year beachfront at Pupukea. Bouncing back and forth between two obverse surf
towns has likely strengthened his dynamic surfing and competitive prowess. The
young South African cites moving to the North Shore as the highlight in his
surfing career. “It pushed my surfing to the next level. There is so much
competition over here, it's amazing!”
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On the Cover: The anatomy of a Pipe Master |
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Volume 5, Number 5
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There are thousands of surf breaks around the world, if not millions.
Some spots are well documented and packed on a daily basis and others
still peel perfectly onto empty shores where fishermen still throw net,
completely unaware that people all around the world have dedicated
their lives to riding waves and getting barreled.
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She Rips: Alisha Gonsalves |
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Volume 5, Number 5
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 Moving On Up
On the rise with Alisha Gonsalves
Name: Alisha Gonsalves
Birthday: Jan. 6, 1993
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Sponsors: Roxy, Al Merrick, The Studio, HawaiiMana
Favorite Spots: Bowls, Kaisers, V-land
Alisha Gonsalves may technically be an only child, but she's flanked on
all sides by her mom's other, so-called children: Rusty, Kai and the
newest addition, Sparkles. "She calls the dogs son and daughter," says
Alisha.
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Talk Story: Clay Marzo |
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Volume 5, Number 5
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 Full Name: Clayton Michael Marzo
Age: 18
Homebreak: Puamana Pools
Stance: Goofyfoot
Sponsors: Quiksilver, Vestal, Spy, Rock Star Energy, Creatures of Leisure, Super Boards, Future Fins
“Cruisey on land and demolition mode in the water,” boasts Quiksilver
Team Manager, Chad Wells, of 18-year-old team rider Clay Marzo. “Clay
has the ability to read waves like someone that has been surfing for a
lifetime blended with the gnarliest new school bag of flare.” When
you’re modest by nature, like Maui-grown Clay Marzo, sometimes others
have to do the bragging for you.
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