Eddie Would Go, Stuart Holmes Coleman
Eddie Would Go, Stuart Holmes Coleman
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Eddie Would Go
The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing

Author: Stuart Holmes Coleman

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 11 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/29/2024


Synopsis

From surfer and writer Stuart Holmes Coleman, Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii.

In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian, he sacrificed his life to save the crew aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on March 24, 2010

I was profoundly moved by the story of this incredible human. Growing up in Hawaii, I had always heard about Eddie and his family, but as a kid it always seemed like he was this mythical creature or something. I remember when the Hokule'a tragedy happened and watching the search effort on the news i......more

Goodreads review by ˗ˏˋ janet ˊˎ˗ on March 19, 2019

eddie had a huge heart and love for the ocean im so happy his legacy lives on......more

Goodreads review by surfurbian on September 06, 2012

I was not so sure is I would like this book when I first started reading it. Stories of those who die young often get distorted. Their deeds become inflated, their shortcomings forgotten, and they become larger than life heroic figures. With as much as Eddie Aikau is loved and respected, I expect th......more

Goodreads review by Patty on February 02, 2016

Anyone who's stood on the shore of Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore, mesmerized by the huge waves whose wake engulfs the beach in the winter, will relate to the exploits of renowned surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau who made this bay his "office." Eddie died tragically young, paddling his surfboard i......more

Goodreads review by Sam on November 08, 2013

Good book on how a surfing legend is remembered as a competition in his honor is held but will the conditions be right for a good surfing completion. The question is who will win? Will the compition be able to happen? It has not happened in 6 years, and the conditions just might be right for it to h......more