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Big waves pound Oahu’s North Shore

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A surfer’s board lends a sense of scale during a wipeout on a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday. The first big swell of the winter surf season brought sizable surf and conditions, with a high surf warning in effect until Wednesday.
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A surfer takes off on a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday. The first big swell of the winter surf season brought sizable surf and conditions, with a high surf warning in effect until Wednesday.
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A surfer takes off on a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday. The city said 14 rescues were performed on the North Shore of Oahu, with approximately another 1,500 preventative actions taken by lifeguards. Another 16 rescues were made in West Oahu, with around 3,000 preventative actions taken.
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A surfer takes off on a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday. The first big swell of the winter surf season brought sizable surf and conditions, with a high surf warning in effect until Wednesday.
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A surfer takes off on a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday on Oahu’s North Shore.
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A surfer takes off on a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday.
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A surfer is dwarfed by a large wave at Banzai Pipeline on Monday.
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Large surf hits Waimea Bay as its famed jumping rock is nearly submerged as seen from the Puu O Mahuka Heiau on Monday.
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Large surf hits Waimea Bay on Monday.
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City and County lifeguards clear bumper-to-bumper traffic along Kamehameha Highway on Monday on Oahu’s North Shore.
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A surfer rides a wave at Waimea Bay as seen from the Puu O Mahuka Heiau on Monday.