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Hawaii surfers reclaim Waikiki waves with most tourists gone

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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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The first big summer swell, making for high surf, has hit Waikiki. With less tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locals on Wednesday reclaimed the waves.
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Surf historian John Clark, left, was greeted by John Cavaco after surfing all day in Waikiki on Wednesday.
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Jerard Jardin and his son Nazeem, 8, talked about visiting Waikiki without tourists. He said they live in Kailua and decided to visit Waikiki on Wednesday.
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Ric Dano and his daughter, Alexis Dana, were all smiles after surfing in Waikiki without tourists on Wednesday.