According to him, this historical Hawaiian surfcraft--which resembles a flat piece of wood--may be the key to one of surfing's next big leaps in modern board design. A Palos Verdes native, Tom gained ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Riding an alaia is a very different experience than modern surfbaords. The art of playing in harmony with the ocean is something ...

As a kid in Kauai, the waves were his home. Today, Leleo Kinimaka pours his native knowledge and passion into one-of-a-kind creations that double as works of art. Credit... Supported by By Will ...

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...

Finless surfboards are old school, ancient in fact. The alaia – a thin plank of koa wood with a rounded nose, no rocker, and no fins – was one model in the small quiver of Hawaiian surfers pre-20th ...

The art of playing in harmony with the ocean is something Native Hawaiians have done for centuries. It’s called surfing nowadays, but the ancient Hawaiians said he’e nalu, or “wave sliding.” It was ...