Kelly Slater and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Have Something in Common

They both like shredding the gnar, brah. I rarely subject myself to Twitter but what I caught in my five minute descent merited a chuckle. Even better if you imagine Elaine doing her dance while saying it.

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CoconutGirlWireless News Tweets

Though we may, on occassion get a little bit behind here at CoconutGirlWireless, we’re regularly updating our news tweets. Follow CoconutGirl on Twitter! We follow back all eco-conscious surfers!

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Andy Irons Memorial Paddle Out Hanalei Kaua’i

Shooting above and below the ocean, hope this footage captured a sense of the memorial paddle out for one of the greatest surfers of our time, Andy Irons – in his hometown of Hanalei, Kaua’i, Hawai’i. It was sincerely a struggle to fully catch on film the magnitude of the event. Mahalo to the Irons [...]

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Chatting with SurfingList’s Brett Hollman

My local community has an amazing monthly board swap but if you aren’t so lucky and Craigslist isn’t cutting it, SurfingList may be for you. Here we have a quick chat with surfer and SurfingList creator Brett Hollman…. How did SurfingList get started? I started SurfingList about six years ago with the idea that there [...]

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The End of Surfing

And we thought it happened with SUPs and the soulless Costco boards. Welcome, the Chanel surfboard. Hmm, then again, I would have loved to go surfing with CoCo….

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Swimsuits Surfer Girls Should NOT Wear

There are always issues when fashion eludes function, and visa versa, and this is certainly the case with water gear for surfer girls. Personally, I feel companies who have sold themselves as girl / women surf companies, though they have some lovely clothes, have let the average Jo surfer girl down in terms of truly [...]

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Surfers Are NOT All Stoners

…But They Can Make Amazing Stoner Art! Taken from the web site: Wonder How To: “Surfer, chef, and artist Jim Denevan ‘makes temporary drawings on sand, earth, and ice that are eventually erased by waves and weather.’ Check out these beautiful ephemeral designs, crafted on the beaches of Northern California.” More luscious picts at Jim [...]

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Tiger Shark Nibbles in Hanalei Bay

We can’t always get mad at the sharks when we get in the way of their feeding frenzy. Yesterday afternoon a tiger shark (who’s been spotted cruising Hanalei Bay the past week or so) got a little close for comfort. Reportedly a baby whale has been hanging out in the bay and a few big [...]

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Was the Hawaii Tsunami Warning Actually a Drill?

We have a follow-up on the Chile tsunami potentially hitting Hawaii and the post-tsunami rumor mill. We’ll keep the info nicely tucked away in the “allegedly” category. For your consideration: 1) We have offshore buoy reports that accurately predict swells (size and direction) coming into Hawaiian waters. These are the buoys that give us our [...]

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Tsunami Hawaii: Surfing the Tsunami (part two)

Right now everyone is still asleep here in Hawaii. Word is they’re going to blast the sirens at 6am. That’s when the town is going to wake up, cancel their surf ‘n’ sun plans and stock up. If there’s one thing people living Hawai’i know how to do, it’s stock up. Especially because if any [...]

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Is Hanalei Bay Reef Dying?

It sounds like a shock value headline, but the truth is one of the most beautiful places in the world is in crisis. Hanalei Bay in Kauai is one of those beaches that repeatedly lands itself on the top ten lists. Though there has been some focus on the issue in November of last year, [...]

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British Airways Removes Surfboard Ban – Sorta

For the lot of us who rarely make it to Europe it may not seem a big deal, but for the thousands of international surfers -especially professional surfers- British Airways’ 2007  ban on surfboards was a nightmare. They weren’t just charging exhorbinant fees or having embargo periods, they were banning boards on all their flights. [...]

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Obama Body Surfing the Election

Hopefully Obama can maintain his integrity and smooth style as he surfs the candidacy for president. But we hope he doesn’t play it too easy! Michael Moore, in his recent rant entitled “How The Democrats Can Blow It, In Six Easy Steps” seemes to adequately point out some of the strange maneuvers as of late [...]

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Should Surfers Be Insured?

Thought this an interesting way to advertise health insurance to those who surf; direct-marketed to me on MySpace. So I curiously clicked, and found the Platinum Kaiser Plan is just $195.00 a month (!), for an average Hawaii surfer, who might like swimming with sharks (I’m assuming the sharks in the ocean, not the sharks [...]

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Surfing the Tsunami

Every so often, when a tsunami warning or incident occurs, talk ensues about the history and potential calamities of the next tsunami to hit the Hawai’i Islands. One of the quandries debated among the surfing community is what one should do if a tsunami takes place while out in the water (only people who do [...]

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