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Don’t ‘Wipe-out’ this party season.

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:32:40 +0000

Hawaii is widely considered the birthplace of surfing and it’s amazing climate and coastline provide some spectacular surfing conditions. So, as Hawaii becomes the first US State to offer Surfing as an official Secondary School competition sport, why not hold a surfing-inspired party to warm up now the weather is turning cooler?

Decorate your party room with a Beach Scene Setter, add a Surfer Couple Cut-out prop and some Surfboard cut-outs around the room for a Surfer’s Paradise feel. Impose a beachwear dress code (boardies, Hawaiian Shirts, bikinis and grass skirts) to get the guests in a surfing mood, whack on some Beach Boys classics on the stereo and get surfing, Dude! For a perfect way to keep those tinnies chilled, grab an Inflatable Surfboard Drinks cooler. Your fellow party goers are sure to be stoked as they carve up the dance floor and ride the sound waves of your beach party.

The Hawaiian surf contest that never was

Party Girl — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:08:12 +0000

There was excitement in Hawaii and amongst the world’s surfing community last week, as surfers prepared to tackle huge waves in the occasionally held big wave competition known as The Eddie. Unfortunately, despite widespread enthusiasm and an elite cadre of the world’s top surfers descending on Hawaii’s Waimea Bay, the event was eventually called off.

The reason? The waves weren’t big enough.

The event, also known as The Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, has been running for 25 years, but in this time it has only been held eight times. This is because rules state that the surf contest can only be held when waves reach heights of 20 feet or more.

Following a storm in the Pacific Ocean, event organisers were optimistic that the swell would be large enough to hold the competition. But early on Thursday it was announced on the competition’s official website that, “while there were definitely 20- to 25-foot waves sporadically throughout the morning, the consistency of those large waves was deemed to be insufficient to run the two rounds of the competition.”

A crowd of 15,000 had gathered in Waimea Bay in the hope the event would be held. While they were undoubtedly disappointed, the crowd remained to watch some of the world’s top surfers making the most of the waves.
The event is held to commemorate legendary Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau, who disappeared without trace in 1978 after the canoe he and others were crossing the Pacific in capsized and he swam for help.

This year’s event in Hawaii’s Waimea Bay now has until February 28th to run, upon which the holding period for the competition will be postponed for another year.

Barack Obama in Hawaiian ‘flip-flop’ controversy

Party Girl — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:52:52 +0000

There can be few Hawaiians more famous than the current American President, Barack Obama, and over the festive period he returned to his island roots for a two week holiday.

With a tough year ahead of him in the White House, amidst a fragile economic climate and republicans in control of the US House of Representatives, who can blame him for wanting to take a little time off in the Hawaiian sun?

Born in Honolulu, Barack Obama is the not only the first African American to become President of the United States, he is also the first President to come from the state of Hawaii.

And from the looks of photographs circulating in the media, he seems to have got back into the laid back island ways with ease, making another Presidential first along the way. Pictured buying ice cream at the beach for his young daughters, the President is seen sporting a pair of cheap-looking black flip-flops. Many American newspapers and TV channels were left reeling by this image, thought to be the first of a serving President wearing such revealing footwear.

On its front page, the New York Post asked, “Should the leader of the free world dress like this- even on vacation?” while right-wing pundits took a more literal view by declaring this to be the final proof that Obama was a ‘flip-flopper’ unfit for office.

Others however were quick to point out that flip-flops were in fact ideal footwear for a sun-kissed Hawaiian beach while on a family vacation.

Famous Hawaiian shirt wearers

Party Girl — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:34:00 +0000

Hawaiian shirts, also known as Aloha shirts on the islands, have a long history stretching back to the early 20th century. First designed in the 1930s by Ellery Chun, a Chinese merchant living in Waikiki, the Hawaiian shirt soon became a popular fashion item amongst US servicemen returning home from World War 2. From there, their popularity snowballed, hastened by the tourist rush to the Hawaiian islands in the 1950s. A number of high profile Hawaiian shirt wearers certainly helped to boost the credibility of the shirts also, as we shall discover.

Elvis Presley – Elvis loved Hawaii and as well as performing a number of legendary shows there, he acted in a number of movies set in and around the islands. He is reputed to have had a large collection of Hawaiian shirts, which he often donned during shows.

Weird Al Yankovic – A performer of a completely different nature, parody creator/singer Weird Al Yankovic has built a successful career out of a kooky and colourful persona, and is regularly featured in videos and on album covers wearing outlandish aloha shirts which match his zany personality.

Hunter S. Thompson - Legendary author of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas and gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson certainly had a uniquely exuberant dress sense, and would often compliment his aviator style glasses, hats and trademark cigarette holder with a wildly exotic Hawaiian shirt.

Tom Selleck – During the 80s, Tom Selleck popularised the Hawaiian shirt further with his depiction of a private investigator working in Hawaii, in the hit series, Magnum PI. His moustache was an unfortunate addition to the look.