It's been a good season for Pipeline. Especially over the last few days, as a star-studded lineup of pros in town for the Lexus Pipe Pro scored all-time Pipe. Eleven-time world champ Kelly Slater tested out his new hip and proved that he's not slowing down with a mental barrel at .
The Hawaii surf community is mourning the death of Makani Alexander. He was the son of Hawaiian waterman and former North Shore line-up enforcer, Kala Alexander, and the nephew of surfer and shaper Kamalei Alexander. He was 25 years old. Yesterday, Kala posted the photo above of himself, .
The North Shore's Shawn Briley is a Pipeline barrel-riding legend. Briley, or "Briles" as friends call him, is notorious for going all-in at huge Pipeline, or anywhere he surfed, in the '90s. He's known for his fully committed approach when surfing the world's heaviest waves and his show-up .