In an effort to protect the natural splendor of Pe'ahi on Maui's north coast, county officials have purchased the land surrounding the wave for $9.5 million. The 267-acre plot of land will remain free ...

The Pe'ahi Challenge is slated to start Friday afternoon (Hawaii time) and run through Saturday. Here's hoping it looks like this. Photo: Jeremiah Klein Kemper has won the contest two years in a row.

On Saturday, invitees and alternates gathered at the Pe'ahi Overlook in a private blessing that served as the official start of the three-month holding period. Headed up by Kupuna Leslie Kuloloio and ...