As we were finishing up this issue, a press release came into our office from Xcel and the University of Hawaii that laid out the pairs plans to help fight skin cancer in the islands. According to the release,  “Xcel and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center have launched a statewide skin cancer prevention campaign, with the debut of a new public service announcement video and over $9,000 donation from Xcel to the Xcel Skin Cancer Prevention Fund.
Coinciding with May, National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the campaign is one initiative of the ongoing partnership between Xcel and the UH Cancer Center to promote skin cancer prevention through UV protection; and includes a series of summer activities to promote awareness among Hawaii’s youth, who are among those at greatest risk of developing skin cancer in the entire United States.

Cultural Ponderings Influenced by Film

When I was 14 years old, there was a movie I watched that nearly led to my downfall. And like most nefarious things that occurred when I was a teenager—for civility’s sake I’ll let your imagination run wild here for a moment—it was introduced to me by my best friend’s older brother. Now, more than a decade later, I can still vividly recall the night that this particular movie first flashed across my timid and impressionable eyes.

You write in, we respond with sarcasm

It seems like most of your issues focus a lot on the North Shore. Isn’t there a lot more to Hawaii than just that area? ­­— Adam Turknett, 31, Oahu.

In step with our feature on the release of the new girls’ 6.0 movie, Leave a Message, our friend Andrew Miller, AKA Drewtoonz and the man behind the legendary Johnny Stone, put together this strip on the girls leading surfing next evolution for your enjoyment. For more on Drewtoonz’s work, go to NorthShoreCartoon.com.

So you wanna make a surf movie huh? Welcome to the club. With the ease and affordability of video and editing equipment these days, it’s becoming easier for anyone to get a start making their own surf movie. What follows are some tips and basics to get you on your way with your very own surf movie.

 

Jesse Merle Jones

It’s safe to say that Jesse Merle-Jones knows a thing or two about the grueling demands of a life lived on the ’QS. Having spent nearly a decade hunting 4-stars across the world, Merle has more than earned his stripes as a veteran competitor. So what’s a fella like Merle do with all that knowledge? He passes it on to the next generation, of course.