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JAWS - Peahi Maui famous surf break goes off this week - pics and videos

By Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Real Estate Agent with Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers HRE# 58089 - RS

December 11, 2009 01:17 PM

JAWS - Peahi Maui famous surf break goes off this week - pics and videos

By now the whole world is aware that a big storm-generated ocean swell hit the Hawaiian Islands early this week. On Maui that means that the JAWS surf break in Peahi was epic and abuzz with activity. Swells of about 30 feet were hammering in on the north shore on Monday and Tuesday. This famous surf spot is hard to get to, but when the time comes, there's no stopping the crowd. In the water were surfers and jetskis, and assorted boats. In the air a bright yellow helicopter was getting some awesome footage of the tow-in surfing. High up on the shore hundreds of spectators and photographers were lined up and jostling for position. It was a circus!

Want to see some pictures of this event? Here's some good ones I stumbled upon via a Google Alert.

Please enjoy this video of JAWS made by my co-worker's girlfriend...

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Trevella Williams

Aloha Coast Realty, LLC - Hilo, HI

Realtor, Salesperson, ABR SFR

Awesome! Great pictures but Holy crud that Helicopter was getting so low, scary!

Dec 11, 2009 01:29 PM

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Haiku, HI

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI

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lol - these are all pros and they know what they're doing. Although I heard 3 jetskis got creamed that first day.

Dec 11, 2009 01:51 PM

Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

Georgina, this Wednesday, I'm leaving for Maui, and I'm loving your photos and videos of your island! I've been hearing about these waves, and this video is amazing! What a sense of balance those guys have! Yikes!

Dec 11, 2009 03:32 PM

Dr. Blaine "Doc" Ellingson

Sotheby's International Realty - Stuart, FL

CLHMS, CIPS, CIIIS, TRC

Great Amature Video, nice diversion, awesome beauty and power of nature!

Dec 11, 2009 04:35 PM

Mary Strang

Viroqua, WI

It has been on the news here too, amazing footage and more amazing is the courage of the surfers.

Dec 12, 2009 01:07 AM

Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Georgina - My boyfriend, Ron, is a surfer - always has been since he was a kid - so you know what this does to him - he has never surfed Hawaii -

Dec 12, 2009 11:14 PM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing. Wish I could be there this week. Enjoy the holidays.

Dec 13, 2009 01:28 AM

Michael Bergin

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - ABR - SRES - Alexandria, VA

Northern Virginia Real Estate

Georgina - I have been to and done a lot of scary things in my life but this sends chills through me! It must be an incredible sense of freedom and power to conquer those waves. The video is amazing.

Michael in Alexandria - Northern Virginia's Best Small City

Dec 13, 2009 01:44 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Georgina - thanks for sharing this. They was talking about the big waves the other night on the weather with the expectation that we would have some as well, although not NEARLY as big as yours. I haven't had time to take a jaunt over to the coast to see - I suspect I missed whatever might have been big surf.

I cannot imagine surfing on waves like that. I can't even imagine surfing. LOL

Jeff

Dec 13, 2009 02:00 AM

Russell Lewis

Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX

Broker,CLHMS,GRI

Wow, that video is so cool and you can tell the hard core surfers are really digging it! Thanks for sharing, I always enjoy checking in to your blog and sseing what's appening in your most beautiful part of the world

Dec 13, 2009 09:36 AM

Patricia - thanks for including this in your weekly wrap up. I hope you have a great Maui vacation! If you're in Paia, drop into our office and say HI - or maybe I'll run into you in Costco!

Dec 13, 2009 11:51 AM

I'm glad you liked the video and pictures of this truly amazing surf break.

Dec 13, 2009 11:52 AM

Michael and Cheron Lange

Solutions Real Estate - Chandler, AZ

Associate Broker, GRI

Nice job Georgina! I sure wish Christmas was in Maui this year! haha

Cheron

Dec 13, 2009 12:28 PM

JAWS - Peahi Maui famous surf break goes off this week - pics and videos

JAWS - Peahi Maui famous surf break goes off this week - pics and videos

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