Jade Eckardt
North Shore Editor
Looking out to Haleiwa Small Boat Harbor.
The North Shore's Tin Roof Ranch takes pride in its organic chicken and sustainable practices.
Keala Kennelly rips at Banzai Pipeline in North Shore, Oahu.
North Shore residents look out to Waimea Bay in wait for tsunami to reach Hawaii on Saturday, February 27.
Accomplished artist and surfer Clark Takashima works across a variety of mediums from his Wahiawa home. Takashima's inspiration comes from his love of nature and surfing.
Assisted living facilities are designed for people who need help with activities of daily living but wish to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
Activists marched against shark feeding as part of tours at Alii Beach Park last Saturday.
Site manager Mike Cadieux said animal behavior has not been affected by energy generating turbines on his Wyoming Wind Farm.
Turtle Bay Resort was built in 1972, and originally belonged to the Hilton Hotels. Plans were made in 1986 to build five new hotels and 1,000 condominium units.
Traffic during this year's Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest at Waimea Bay saw bumper to bumper stalls in traffic. Protesters say plans for an expansion to Turtle Bay Resort will increase traffic problems on the narrow North Shore roads.
Surfing through the crowds proved almost as exciting as the big surf during the Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest at Waimea Bay.
Laie Point overlooking the ocean to the east. Laie residents are debating proposed plans by Envision Laie to develop the Gunstock Ranch and Malaekahana region despite established community plans to keep the "country" identity of the area.
The root concern for the plaintiffs is that Turtle Bay's 1985 EIS could remain valid for hundreds of years, even if there are major hurricanes, drastic shoreline erosion, or other significant changes to the community and the land, a legal precedent that could impact numerous other developments that have received some approval but have remained inactive for years.
Kuilima Resort Company plans to increase the Turtle Bay Resort's current number of rooms from less than 500 to 4000 hotel and condominium units.