Aloha Classic

The 2022 BIG WAVE AWARDS

IWT Big Wave
The Riders. The Waves. The Dream. Thomas Traversa takes out the BIGGEST and the MOST RADICAL titles at the 2022 Big Wave Awards. In a stunning marquee laid out beautifully on an open green field up in Haiku, with glorious views over the West Maui Mountains’ sunset, the best big wave riders on earth. The…
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20/21 IWT BIG WAVE AWARDS

IWT Big Wave
The IWT Big Wave Awards Night was held on Maui’s north shore on Saturday night to announce the big wave champions. Covid restrictions on outdoor gatherings were opened June 1st on Maui, and so we immediately planned the big night for the first Saturday, June 5th, so that everyone could finally come together for this…
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Pe’ahi Set to go XXL

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Marcillio Browne IWT Big Wave Champion, Winter 19/20. Photo by Fishbowl Diaries IWT Big Wave Challenge Leaderboard Update OPEN PRO: Thomas Traversa from France has taken the leading position in the 20/21 IWT Big Wave Challenge with a massive wave in Nazaré Portugal. On November 3rd 2020, famous French big wave charger Thomas Traversa sailed…
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The 2020 Aloha Classic Cancelled

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The 2020 Aloha Classic has been cancelled due to ongoing Covid-19 safety concerns for the Maui community & International competitors: “Maui Mayor seeks renewed inter-island travel quarantine” (Maui Times, July 25 2020) “Calling recent Oahu COVID-19 numbers “extremely dangerous,” Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino said Friday that he asked the governor to reinstate the 14-day…
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