Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame Surf Champion David Nuuhiwa
by Mike Purpus David Nuuhiwa started surfing in the Waikiki shorebreak on a paipo board at five years old. The paipo was a thin, plywood, wide bellied board with no fin. When Nuuihiwa was 12, Dale Velzy brought over the first foam surfboards for Waikiki surfboard rentals. David was hooked. In the early ‘60s, Hawaiian […]
Best of the Beach Dining & Entertainment 2024 Winners
Bartender Rico de Alba We live in a time of mixologists, that newer breed of bartender known for artfully concocting drinks. Rico de Alba can hold his own in this aspect of the craft, but what he concocts is something no amount of fancy ingredients can conjure. Rico makes the Shellback Tavern a home away […]
‘Because you need me,’ Courtney told Richstone
by Elka Worner Richstone Family Center President Roger Van Remmen once compared Dorothy Courtney to Mother Theresa. “She thought it was too much,” Van Remmen recalled. “But she was okay with us calling her the Godmother of Richstone.” Under Courtney’s leadership, Richstone grew from a “small home in Hawthorne with a chinchilla farm out back,” […]