Author Archives: Gary Kewley

CSO (Chief Surfing Officer) of SNN (Surf News Network). Reporting surf for over 3 decades for the Aloha State.

Corey Lopez Talks About Losing Best Friend Andy Irons To The Opioid Epidemic

“Somebody’s makin’ a “shi# ton of money”… Cory Lopez Timeless & Vital. About 42,000 people (115 per day!) die from opioids…just in the US per year. …Read More »

Queens, Waikiki Beach | Surfing | Sept 11, 2018

The Front Page Cover Shot is not an optical illusion… Frame Grabbing for style… To sit or stand?  That is the question… Capturing a moment… Dan’s …Read More »

“My dream as a kid…” JJF ‘SPACE’

Framegrab may look similar to JJF Brain Waves. Here’s the World Champ’s return to surf cinema. “Space,” is a 6 minute short film featuring all …Read More »

SURFING LEGENDS PUT COMPETITION VEST BACK ON FOR UPCOMING AZORES AIRLINES WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP 

  – PERFECT SURF OF AZORES AWAITS 27 LEGENDS OF SURFING – BEACHLEY AND CURREN  TO HEADLINE FIELDS PRAIA DE SANTA BARBARA, Sao Miguel – …Read More »

Barrel Animal

Framegrabs show just how critical and thick Nias has become since the Tsunami and earthquakes of 2004-05 And how gutsy surfers must be now when …Read More »

CARISSA MOORE AND GABRIEL MEDINA WIN INAUGURAL SURF RANCH PRO

MOORE AND MEDINA DOMINATE FINALS DAY FOR BIG CT WINS GILMORE AND TOLEDO RETAIN JEEP LEADER JERSEYS HEADING INTO EUROPEAN LEG Carissa Moore (HAW) and …Read More »

Mick Fanning & Tyler Wright slither over to The Snake

Framegrab: Mick lays down a track like a snake on steroids… Earlier in the 2018 season, as reigning 2x WSL Champion Tyler Wright campaigned for …Read More »

Surfer Lifeguard Friend Bob Framm R.I.P.

A Kailua Boy and Lifeguard on the Marine Base… and one of Pipe’s Core Surfers in the 70’s and 80’s…Bob lived a full and full-on …Read More »

DAY 2 @ LEMOORE HEATS UP WITH COMPLETION OF SURF RANCH PRO

– 3X WSL CHAMPION CARISSA MOORE TOPS LEADERBOARD – 2014 WORLD CHAMPION GABRIEL MEDINA LAUNCHES TO FIRST WITH NEAR-PERFECT SCORE  2014 WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA) sits …Read More »

GreenRoom Festival starts today!『Save The Beach, Save The Ocean』

Beaches throughout the country and world should be preserved for all to enjoy, now and in the future- this is the central ideology behind the …Read More »

SURF RANCH PRO PRES. BY HURLEY SCORCHES THROUGH OPENING DAY

– KELLY SLATER LEADS MEN’S FIELD AT CONCLUSION OF DAY 1 – COCO HO TOPS WOMEN’S LEADERBOARD WITH EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE  Coco Ho’s (HAW) explosive start put …Read More »

The King and Coco Set the Pace

Frame Grab shows the King’s intent & intensity… Jake Howard Thursday, September 6, 2018 There’s a distinct difference between a training day at the Surf …Read More »

Mahalo For An Amazing Event!

The 2018 Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships flew by, you could say like a hurricane… But, though mother nature was a bit fickle, the vibes were …Read More »

Sunset Beach Dune Restoration Saturday 9 AM-Noon

Mahalo for your Kokua for the Sunset Beach Dune Restoration The North Shore Community Land Trust is holding it’s ‘dune restoration day’ at Sunset Beach …Read More »

There are secret spots…and not so secret…

Dan was hanging out in Waikiki for the new SSW…like just about everyone else…:) Hold on! We’re going for a ride! Every so often…a moment …Read More »

Nutz Rightz…

A DREAM COME TRUE ( youtube.com/watch?v=nAs10W9KuwA ) to A DREAM TO SHARE Natxo Gonzalez is back to surf last year’s crazy right with some of …Read More »

COCO HO & WESLLEY DANTAS WIN 2018 PULL & BEAR PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO TITLES 

HAWAIIAN HO TAKES BACK-TO-BACK TITLES IN GALICIA, SECURES 2019 CT BERTH WESLLEY DANTAS CLAIMS FIRST-EVER QS EVENT WIN The winners and finalists of the 2018 …Read More »

Going South… Back in time…

Damage Frito | Alex & Ellis For Californian surfers, Mexico is always a blip on the radar, providing an easy escape from many the overcrowded …Read More »

MIKEY WRIGHT & HIROTO OHHARA & BETHANY AWARDED WILDCARDS FOR SURF RANCH PRO NEXT THURSDAY-SUNDAY SEPT 6-9

– JOHN JOHN FLORENCE AND CAIO IBELLI WITHDRAW DUE TO INJURY – WIGGOLLY DANTAS AND MIGUEL PUPO CONFIRMED AS REPLACEMENTS Mikey Wright (AUS) during a …Read More »

Lets Leave for awhile…Hows NAMIBIA sound?

18′ John Mel …Gets a 10 at the end… as in 10 barrells on one wave… talk about stoked…Look at that face. SNN

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