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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we came back with perfection at Mākaha for the 45th Annu- al Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic. The five-day beach party/event went off on Pres- idents Day weekend and the following weekend.
BY GARY KEWLEY
Buffalo Big Board Classic Has Multiple Surfing Types
The standup squatch division is one of the events in the Buffalo Big Board contest that takes place at Mākaha Beach. It’s like standup paddling but on a giant body board. PHOTO COURTESY TERRY REIS
ty here on the west side, to service to transportation, to all the causes and the ripple effect that one man can have
The sun was out and the surf was up with perfect off- shore northeast winds groom- ing the legendary lineup.
Uncle Ants died in early April last year at 76. His fa- mous son Kaipo has for years worked as a popular inter- national World Surf League broadcaster. He is humble, energetic, gifted and loved around the world. You’ve got to believe his dad is proud enough.
“In respect for our cultur- al heritage, we instituted a gratis system for contestants who wear the ancient Hawai- ian malo while surfing in an event,” says Richard “Buffa- lo” Keaulana.
Aloha and mahalo for sharing it with me in Mid- Week’s Leeward O‘ahu Voice. Thanks also to Terry Reis for his images. He’s always on it. Check out surfshooterhawaii. com.
This year’s dedication goes to the memory of Anthony “Ants” Guerrero. The surfer, family man and communitar-
“I’m tremendously grate- ful for the honor and procla- mation that is celebrating my father’s legacy. My father and his service to the communi-
and touch so many lives, I’m grateful for that,” says Kaipo. The Buffalo Big Board
“This event gives the Lee- ward community an opportu- nity to showcase our beautiful Mākaha beach. It brings to- gether the community — not
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
ian retired in 2010 as a former First Hawaiian Bank execu- tive. He was a powerful leader on the Wai‘anae coast.
ferent types of surfing. There are paipo boarding, alai‘a boarding, team body surfing, bully boarding, canoe surfing, standup squatching, tandem surfing and team standup surfing.
just the Leeward side, but the entire island and international visitors. Culturally, it teach- es the people to respect and mālama (care for) the ocean the Hawaiian way,” says Bri- an Keaulana, Buffalo’s eldest son and a legendary waterman in his own right.
Classic features so many dif-
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