Early polynesian peoples were the first to ride ocean waves on surfboards, but no one knows which particular group of islanders invented them. At the time, there were two types of boards: the alaia and the olo. The smaller alaia boards, which weighed...

Surfboards are long, buoyant decks used in the sport of surfing. They are relatively light, but strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave. Like the sport itself, they were invented in Hawaii, where they were...

SAN DIEGO -- A producer of 10,000 surfboards a year wants resin makers to upgrade their offerings to the niche industry. "What we are looking for [is the] latest technology in resins," Peter Johnson, general manager of Rusty Surfboards, said in an...

Byline: Roger Renstrom In the absence of now-closed Clark Foam's prodigious volume, remaining suppliers of shapeable surfboard blanks are striving to catch the market wave. "The void will be filled,'' said Mark Jolley, president of Ocean X Inc. of Oceanside, Calif....

Hayden Panettiere and some fellow animal rights activists drew angry shouts and some shoving from fishermen in Japan when they tried to interfere with a dolphin hunt, according to video footage shot by the protesters.The six activists from the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd paddled out...

The owners of an art gallery like the outdoor sign they inherited at their new location, even if it does advertise McCully Chop Sui. But the city says the sign has to go.Mauna Kea Galleries, owned by Carolyn and Mark Blackburn, is taking over the...