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June Kuramoto, Photo by Heidi Chang

Hiroshima headlines Pacific Rim Jazz Festival

Hiroshima headline the inaugural Pacific Rim Jazz Festival

Big Wave Mystery: Top Surfer’s Strange Death

Broadcast on ABC NewsABC’s “Good Morning America” takes a closer look into the mysterious death of surfing champion Andy Irons.

Surfing champion Andy Irons leaves a great legacy

Heard on NPR’s Newscast – In Hawaii, many are mourning the loss of surfing legend Andy Irons. The Hawaii surfing champion died in Texas, on his way back from a pro surfing event in Puerto Rico.

“Hawaii Tales” Blog

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