American Surfer Placed in Medically Induced Coma

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A surfer is nearly swallowed by whitewater from the closeout of a large wave at Banzai Pipeline in January 2023, on Oahu’s North Shore. A powerful northwest ...
The 29-year-old son of surfer Liam McNamara and nephew of sport legend Garrett McNamara, Makai was surfing at Banzai Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore when he was wiped out by a large wave and went ...
A hypnotic, barreling peak that breaks over a series of shallow reef ledges, Pipeline is the left ... North Shore's favorite land-based hangout, Banzai Skatepark. The North Shore of Oahu is ...
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A surfer bails out on a wave at Banzai Pipeline, in January 2023, on Oahu’s North Shore. A high surf advisory issued for the north-and west-facing shores of ...
The World Surf League’s Championship Tour got underway Wednesday as the season-opening Pipe Pro was given the green light at Banzai Pipeline. Among the headliners in the opening round was ...