The strong surf prompted National Weather Service meteorologists to advise people to stay away from certain Hawaii beaches.

A potent wintertime surf is pictured on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, as a high-surf warning is in effect for portions of the Aloha State. A potent wintertime surf is pictured on the north ...

Large waves of turquoise sea on the sand. High quality 4k footage North Shore Kauai, Na Pali Coast, Ke'e Beach UAV drone video of Ke'e Beach on the north shore of on Kauai, Hawaii. Part of the Na Pali ...

Hawaii would serve as the epicenter ... the most famous testing grounds on the planet. Or perhaps to surf Sunset and experience the very reefs where ancient royalty once rode.