HOMETOWN HYPE: HALEIWA - Surfing’s final boss

Oahu’s North Shore may be the most documented place in all of surfing.

There’s Pipeline, of course, quite possibly the single most important wave in the sport, but all along the Seven Mile Miracle are world-class breaks, and a rich community centered around them. This presented Connor Trimble, the director of HOMETOWN HYPE: Haleiwa, with a unique challenge: How do you say something new about a place that has already had so many stories told about it?

“The North Shore of Oahu is the Mecca of the surf world, but it expands far beyond the waves,” says Trimble. “It’s actually the community that makes the place so special,” he continues. “I think that’s the overlying theme of the entire thing: If there’s no waves there, the community would still be really special.”

Directed by ‪@ConnorTrimble‬

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