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Past Present Perfect: Sunny Garcia & Ezekiel Lau Part 1: Surfing in Hawaii

Video: Troy Eckert

Sunny Garcia is part of a near mythological lineage of Hawaiian surfers. Hawaii and it’s surfers have been a part of every single shift in progression, surfboards, big waves, airs, competition and freesurfing. It’s one of the most important aspects of our history. And there have been a lot of surfers who’ve participated in those historic runs, but perhaps none more persistently than Sunny Garcia. For decades Sunny Garcia defined and matched Hawaiian wave power with Hawaiian surfing power.

In this new episode of Past Present Perfect, our series dedicated to aligning two like-minded and like-surfing styles from different decades to let them discuss both the similarities and differences in each experience, Sunny joins up-and-coming Hawaiian surfer Ezekiel Lau to discuss the impact that lineage has had on each.

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PPP: Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn Part 4: Progression presented by Rusty

It’s always nice when Ozzie Wright gets a cameo with Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn. That’s full circle. In the final episode of PPP: Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn, the two Australian goofyfoots  discuss the push and pull of progression and aerial surfing, from the Gerry house on the North Shore.  

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PPP: Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn Part 3: Gerry presented by Rusty

Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn on Pipeline’s royal one: Gerry Lopez

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PPP: Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn Part 2: Power Surfing presented by Rusty

Powering surfing is a hotly debated topic along the bluffs and parking lots these days. Flicky airs and bad style being the product of a disregard of power. And with a lot of attention being put into aerials and progressive maneuvers, it’s been said that power surfing is a dying art. But if you take into…

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PPP: Tom Carroll and Mitch Coleborn Part 1: Boards presented by Rusty

Two like-minded approaches. Two very different generations. In this episode of Past Present Perfect we talk with two Australian goofyfoots who both have pretty radical approaches in all conditions — similar right down to their freckled faces and right-foot forward attack style. We stood with them on the steps that lead to the wave (Pipeline)…

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Past Present Perfect: Tom Curren and Conner Coffin Part 3: Hawaii

Tom Curren and Conner Coffin talk about the most special place in the world to be a surfer — and how that place has impacted their own lives and styles in Episode 3. 

Past Present Perfect: Tom Curren & Conner Coffin Part 2: Style and Influence Presented by Rusty

Tom Curren and Conner Coffin on style and influences.

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Past Present Perfect: Tom Curren & Conner Coffin Part 1: Rincon Presented by Rusty

Tom Curren and Conner Coffin debate the Queen of the Coast.

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Past Present Perfect: Sunny Garcia & Ezekiel Lau Part 3: Competition

The ups and downs of riding your surfboard as a profession.

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Past Present Perfect: Sunny Garcia & Ezekiel Lau Part 2: Influences & Adverstity

Surf competition is fine if you’re a champion. But that’s only a feeling few have in surfing.

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Past Present Perfect: Sunny Garcia & Ezekiel Lau Part 1: Surfing in Hawaii

Sunny Garcia and Ezekiel Lau and the the Hawaiian surf lineage.

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Past Present Perfect: Matt Archbold & Mason Ho Part 4: Respect

Mason and Archy.

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Past Present Perfect: Matt Archbold & Mason Ho Part 3: Progression

Interpreting our influences with Mason and Archy.

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