Big Isle Shark Victim Makes Triumphant Return to Water

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From the Hawaii Tribune-Herald:

There were no monsters lying in wait beneath the surf at Pohoiki on Saturday morning — only fear to be conquered, followed by the unadulterated joy that comes with catching and simultaneously turning yourself over to a wave, letting the ocean take you wherever it will.

As 16-year-old aspiring pro surfer Jimmy Ulualoha “Ulu Boy” Napeahi made his way toward the shoreline, he had a crowd of well-wishers, friends and family rooting him on, giving him the strength he needed to return to the environment he calls his “second home.” Read more.

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Photo: Pohoiki-style surfing. (Hitchster)

—Chad Blair

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