"The Eddie",[1] also known as The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The tournament is named for native Hawaiian, champion big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau.[1] Created in 1984 at nearby Sunset Beach, the invitational tournament moved to the notoriously big waved Waimea Bay, where Aikau's family maintains an ancestral tradition as caretakers of the Waimea Valley.[2][3] It was formerly known as the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau after its sponsor Quiksilver, but the company and the Aikau family could not agree to terms for a new contract after the previous one expired in 2016.[4]
- ^ a b Craig Hysell. "It Could Be Worse: Eddie Aikau". Celebrate Hilton Head website.
- ^ Eddie would go: the big waves of Eddie Aikau, The Roar, Retrieved on 9 December 2009
- ^ Hawaiian Legends Series - Info, Kuliana, Retrieved 27 February 2016
- ^ "Quiksilver pulls sponsorship of 'The Eddie' surfing contest". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. October 9, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.