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Dale Staples Wins 2017 JBU Supertrial and Corona Open JBay Wildcard

3 min read Jun 8, 2017

Gov. David Ige signed two bills into law that seek to make Hawaii a greener place to live. Photo: Hawaii Public Radio

Hawaii Just Became the First State to Legally Adopt Paris Agreement Pledges

4 min read Jun 7, 2017

Newly Tattooed Man Swam in the Ocean, Got Flesh-Eating Bacteria, and Died

2 min read Jun 6, 2017

California Is Getting Its 1st Contest Devoted Entirely to Handboarding

2 min read Jun 5, 2017

Byron Bay Man Could Face up to Five Years in Prison for Alleged ‘Surf Rage’ Incident

2 min read Jun 5, 2017

Alex Honnold free solo.

Alex Honnold Just Completed the Most Dangerous Free-Solo Ever Attempted

4 min read Jun 3, 2017

Jason Magers died on Monday in California. Photo: Facebook

North Shore Legend Jason Magers Dies in California

3 min read Jun 3, 2017

Newly Discovered Spider Species, Noted for Its Genitalia, Named for Mick Fanning

2 min read Jun 3, 2017

Wetsuit Pioneer Jack O’Neill Dies

2 min read Jun 2, 2017

These leopard sharks were found dead on April 26 near Foster City. Photo: Mark Okihiro/The Mercury News

A Massive San Francisco Leopard Shark Die Off Is Baffling Researchers

2 min read Jun 2, 2017

Donald J. Trump, celebrating the ocean and all of the resources we can suck out of it.

Donald Trump Just Proclaimed June as National Ocean Month, and I Threw Up in My Mouth

4 min read Jun 2, 2017

Women’s Fiji Final Will Take Place During Men’s Event in 8-to-12-Foot Cloudbreak

2 min read Jun 2, 2017

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

Trump’s Withdrawal from the Paris Accord Cedes Global Leadership to China

6 min read Jun 2, 2017

BREAKING: President Trump Withdraws U.S. From Paris Agreement

3 min read Jun 1, 2017

Versova beach before and after.

A Vigilante Environmentalist Organized the World’s Biggest Beach Cleanup

3 min read Jun 1, 2017