A little over a week ago, Hawaiian heavyweight Makai McNamara wiped out during an extra-large day at Pipeline, hit his head ...

Makai McNamara is out of a medically-induced coma, after a wipeout at Pipeline, in which lifeguards brought him back to life.

Eli Olson, another North Shore native and familiar face on some of the heaviest waves every season, was one of the first surfers to get to Makai after he went down. Harrowing footage of the ...

And the playground of pro-surfer Makai McNamara. "Makai is actually one of the best out there, he's so talented," said pro-surfer Eli Olson, Makai's best friend. "But it was just a bad wave ...

“And, thanks to the lifeguards and Eli [Olson] and his brother Landon [McNamara] and everyone involved, I’m here to tell you that Makai is back. He’s talking, 100% coherent, he’s gonna be ...