Is it possible to love a wave? I say 'yes,' judging by the dedicated surfers at a break called 'Kaiser', in Waikiki. Some would argue that Kaiser is the best wave in Hawaii. Still its magnetism has drawn surfers from many parts of the globe.

This short, fast, hollow wave was created in the late 50's when the Hilton Hawaiian Village cut a channel through the reef for the tourist catamaran. Shortly after that, a barge sunk just beyond the channel opening creating what was then called “the long shot.”

Some very old-timers remember paddling their balsa boards, plastic-wrapped sandwiches held carefully in their teeth, out to the exposed barge, and eating their lunch on it in between sessions.