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Oahu businesses thrive during big-surf season

Locals and visitors flocked to Waimea Bay this week to catch a glimpse of the North Shore’s iconic waves following a high-surf warning that resulted in 25- to 35-foot waves.

By Marco Garcia / Special to the Star-Advertiser

Dec. 29, 2023

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People line up at the food trucks on Thursday.
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People line up at the food trucks on Thursday.
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People line up at the food trucks on Thursday.
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People line up at a road side cafe near Pipeline Beach on Thursday.
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Surfers take on the waves at Chocolate surf break on Thursday.
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Surfers take on the waves at Chocolate surf break on Thursday.
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Surfers take on the waves at Chocolate surf break on Thursday.
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Surfers take on the waves at Chocolate surf break on Thursday.
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People crowd Ted’s Bakery on the North Shore on Thursday.
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Surfers take on the waves at Chocolate surf break on Thursday.
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People line up at a road side cafe near Pipeline Beach on Thursday.
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Surfers take on the waves at Chocolate surf break on Thursday.
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Warning signs line the beach at Waimea Bay on the North Shore on Thursday.
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Two beachgoers take photos of the high surf at Waimea Bay on the North Shore on Thursday.
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Ewa resident Halley Hewitt, left, swings her son, Theo Hewitt, by the arms as the waves crash on Pipeline Beach on Thursday.
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A beachgoer watches the high surf on Pipeline Beach on Thursday.
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Beachgoers watch the high surf on Pipeline Beach on Thursday.
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Warning signs line the beach at Waimea Bay on the North Shore on Thursday.

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