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Hawaii women seek equality in North Shore surf competitions

PIERRE TOSTEE / WSL
                                Four-time World Surf League Champion Carissa Moore surfed in a competition in July in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, where women’s divisions share the same surf breaks with men’s divisions in WSL events.
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PIERRE TOSTEE / WSL

Four-time World Surf League Champion Carissa Moore surfed in a competition in July in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, where women’s divisions share the same surf breaks with men’s divisions in WSL events.

KAREN WILSON / ASP
                                Rochelle Ballard, pictured in 2004 competing in The Roxy Pro Haleiwa, said she considers the North Shore the ultimate proving ground of surfing.
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KAREN WILSON / ASP

Rochelle Ballard, pictured in 2004 competing in The Roxy Pro Haleiwa, said she considers the North Shore the ultimate proving ground of surfing.

WSL / 2018
                                Keala Kennelly testified in support of gender equity at North Shore surf competitions at a Jan. 29 hearing. Kennelly won the 2018 Big Wave Challenge in Peahi, Maui.
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WSL / 2018

Keala Kennelly testified in support of gender equity at North Shore surf competitions at a Jan. 29 hearing. Kennelly won the 2018 Big Wave Challenge in Peahi, Maui.

PIERRE TOSTEE / WSL
                                Four-time World Surf League Champion Carissa Moore surfed in a competition in July in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, where women’s divisions share the same surf breaks with men’s divisions in WSL events.
KAREN WILSON / ASP
                                Rochelle Ballard, pictured in 2004 competing in The Roxy Pro Haleiwa, said she considers the North Shore the ultimate proving ground of surfing.
WSL / 2018
                                Keala Kennelly testified in support of gender equity at North Shore surf competitions at a Jan. 29 hearing. Kennelly won the 2018 Big Wave Challenge in Peahi, Maui.