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Star-Bulletin photo
really made waves

Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: I usually tell you what's coming up in Sunday's Honolulu Lite several inches south of here. But this Sunday's Lite Extra is extra special because it involves one of the most famous surfing photos of all time. It's a 1953 shot of three guys sliding down a wave at Makaha taken by freelancer Thomas "Scoop" Tsuzuki and it ran on the front page of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
With the release of "Riding Giants," a fantastic movie chronicling the history of big wave surfing, the world learned that the Tsuzuki photo, after it ran in mainland newspapers, set off the first major migration of big-wave surfers to Hawaii. A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. Scoop's picture is worth a thousand heart-stopping rides from Makaha in 1953 to tow-in surfing at Jaws last winter.

Drop in on the whole amazing story in Sunday's Star-Bulletin.

Now the news ...

Avalanche of trouble

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) » Two avalanche-safety workers will be disciplined for misfiring a 105 mm howitzer used to dislodge potential avalanches and sending a round into a backyard.
The two were trying to set loose an avalanche before it could come down but they overshot the steep slope by nearly 5,000 meters. No one was injured, but the shell left a crater in a backyard and shrapnel flying into a house.

(They will be restricted to hand grenades until the investigation is complete.)

Hunter to blast off

DENVER, Colo. (AP) » Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson will get his wish and go out with a bang. The FHV (Frequent Hawaii Visitor) shot himself in the head in February after a long and flamboyant career. His long-cherished wish was that his remains be fired from a cannon after he died.

His wife, Anita, said the cannon shot will take place in August on the grounds of his Aspen home.

(Hunter would want the two avalanche cannon guys from Utah to handle the festivities.)

Drumming up taxes

HYDERBAD, India (AP) » Tax authorities in southern India have found a new way to handle tax evaders: sending teams of traditional drummers to noisily pound away outside their homes or shops until they pay up.
The sense of shame evoked by the racket is enough to make most people come out and pay, authorities said.

(Or at least, come out and dance.)

Honolulu Lite on Sunday

Did we mention the Honolulu Lite Extra is about the most famous surfing photograph of all time? OK, then.
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