On Sunday, July 3, 2011 the Eddie Aikau Restaurant and Surf Museum opened in the Kings Shops in Waikoloa, on the Big Island of Hawaii, according to a story on Big Island Video News.
The new attraction is named after the legendary big wave surfer and Hawaiian lifeguard. He was lost at sea in 1978, paddling out to find help as a crew member aboard the capsized Hokule’a voyaging canoe. . . Present for Sunday’s opening festivities were pro surfers Shane Dorian, Kelly Slater, Clyde Aikau, Eddie’s wife Linda Ipsen, and other members of the Aikau family and representatives of the Eddie Aikau Foundation.
The restaurant, which is open for lunch and dinner, will feature “Contemporary Hawaiian Cuisine” according to Executive Chef Scott Lute. Sounds like a dinner worth the drive.
[Link: Big Island Video News]
