“I was in the line up. He showed no respect. He went for every wave claiming he was deeper even when he wasn’t.”
Some terrific theatre at Waikiki yesterday after a visiting surfer did a Goggans, as its correctly termed, and called the police following an altercation in the water.
(The term was coined after Stab magazine editor Ashton Goggans went into the Orange County Police Department in order to press assault charges against Chas Smith after they clashed during a podcast.)
From a citizen reporter on the scene,
A tourist reported being assaulted while surfing in Waikīkī.
Video from the scene shows the tourist speaking with officers and lifeguards after the incident. He was also seen writing a statement for police. From what was visible in the footage, there did not appear to be any obvious blood or visible bruising.
From the information currently available, the suspect was not located.
Hawaiian surf spots operate on a special social hierarchy, as you know.
At the top stand the Polynesians, next come the surfers clever enough to find sufficient waves to perform at a high level, think Jamie O’Brien, John John etc, and at the bottom stand the weak, the hopeless and the clumsy, who daily tumble lower on the hierarchy and who eventually quit or “get cracks.”
More detail on the cracks are found in the commentary,
This happened at queens around 3:30pm. I was in the line up. He showed no respect for anyone there. He went for every wave claiming he was deeper, even when he wasn’t. He also spouted off to the local involved, calling him “core lord of the line up” or something lord of the line up. From what the local involved stated when he was exchanging words on the inside, that this tourist guy lunged at him and tried to hit him while on his board. I did not see that part but witnessed all rest.
As well as a general summing up of the matter,
Hawaiian comes first, haole always last!
You like street justice, or injustice for we don’t know the circumstances, and live for lineups that require constant alertness and cunning and agility?
Or would you prefer a quieter box car?
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He looks like the sensitive type.
What’s more shameful, taking surfing Waikiki seriously enough to get aggro or wearing aquamarine billabong rash vest while you make a report to the police?
Either way both deserve a slap. Welcome to Hawaii , now fuck off!
Dude has a real punchable head. Doing good work that local.
Not sure what’s sadder, goggans involving the cops or you guys bringing it up every chance you get
The link is now classified. It was caught up, being an ongoing investigation, in all the DOJ files that Leon Musk confiscated when he and Big Balls downloaded all the IRS data to train Grok.
Just asking about it can get you tracked via your IP address. Very serious stuff.
Sitting in distant Japan as I do, I happened across recent news of riots in Belfast, immigration issues and all. A woman whose house was nearly burned down in the chaos was interviewed and said:
“If you’re going to come here to work, you’re welcome,” she says. “But, see, the ones I’m annoyed about are the ones that come over here claiming benefits, getting higher rate benefits than the ones that are from here. Getting everything laid out. That sickens me.”
And I couldn’t help thinking of our precious little ocean pastime. Is it any different? Locals have had enough. Blow ins should heed local practice. Know their place. Respect the laws of the local land etc.
The rise of the right and the fight to reclaim what is being lost due to mass immigration…is it any different from Thommo the local giving the vanlifer a slap after his 4th drop in of the morning?
All about milking the $$$$ now
And even though EVERYONE give a fuck….
What can you do about it anymore?
Yew! Another Big South filling in here tomorrow! Yew!
Best to live in a place where the waves are the only thing making you humble.
The slap is known as the “yellow beenie incident”. Proceeding that was the “jump the coffee table and choke Aston during a podcast incident” .
BG ‘eritage !
Releveant.
Hopefully we get some more Slaps
Man, I was so bummed. I was at Surf Expo and met Chas for the very first time, literally like a minute, after he got slaps from Mr. Goggans. Chas was hilariously stunned at the whole affair. Of course, I had no idea at the time that I had nearly witnessed an epic moment in the history of our great and tragic sport. I sort of liken it to the time I decided to bail a little early on the ’99 XGames vert competition — only to hear people inside the venue screaming their heads off after Tony Hawk landed his first 900. Of course, the epic nature of that moment was realized immediately.
Story of my life.
MORRRRE
WE NEEEED MORRREEEE
It is not like it was a UFC fight on the hallowed Constitutional grounds of the WHITE HOUSE or anything….
We all watch, to certain doom, like moths repeatedly burning their “Freedom” wings against the bright light.
https://www.instagram.com/stories/canenciarick/3917487574759635080?utm_source=ig_story_item_share
It’s an IG story so video will be gone soon.
Why does that man have no chin?
It got punched in?
Words were strung about, like, “I am gonna punch your face in, starting at the bottom”
He was assaulted.
There is no need for this violence and unnecessary facial surgery.
Life can be cruel mate
Queens is the Canggu of Waikiki.
a fun, easy wave packed with VAL chicks and a few local locals that regulate for the chicks praise.
it suits it’s name because the scene is so gay.
Good Publics a way funner time, but the walk through the park though….
almost all of town these days has become VAL central.
.you want to good waves on a south without annoying kooks, you have to go outside of Waiks.
when my son was wee, we used to go to baby queens because its protected.
Waves looked fun so I paddled out for a few. after catching a a few, one of those, shaggy bob cut, Sun Stars & Moon tattoo girls paddles up to me and says: “Hey man, you’re catching too many waves…..you know like the girls are complaining…..we’re locals here.”
I smiled and said “cool”
next wave I spun and took off, she tried to burn me but couldn’t get in.
I paddled back out to see her talking with one of the local queens “enforcer guy”.
He paddles over and said that she told him that I am catching too many waves. I said: “cool”…and caught another wave.
Paddle back out and he paddles over with the chick. she aggressively says: “hey man, where you from” I tell her.
enforcer guy says: “you know ______”.
I say “yeah, lives next door to me”.
He Says: “Oh Cool. How you? Tell _______, I said Howzit”
Cool.
Hawaii is all about who you know.
You may have inadvertently cock blocked old mate running enforcement that day! Plenty more on the next flight in from LA though no doubt.
Canngu gets good occasionally. Queens is a log wave at best! But otherwise, apt comparisons.
Hahahaha..yew!
I saw the video on a friend’s IG story. My friend is a surf instructor at Waikiki. Said this guy is not a tourist and that he works for an airline and regularly SUP’s Waikiki when he is in island. In the video- This guy on his SUP paddles up to a smaller guy on a SUP. This guy jumped and swang at the smaller local guy. After a minute the local guy was able to get on his board and pound this guy. I think the video was from a hotel cam or maybe Surfline.
so you’re saying our local non-local airline employee non-tourist may just be into S&M and getting cracks gives him pleasure?
Hawaiians are racist.
Does haole only refer to white people? Or is anyone not from Hawaii a haole?
Foreigner . I’ve heard Hawaiians call Japanese Hoales..and so forth. All though some will say it’s a American thing. Whatever the case people are welcome to their opinions. Whateva.
More so it’s aimed at Aussies.
Damn, that guy does look very punchable.
Did you know that the Germans have a word for a punchable face?
Backpfeifengesicht
Genius
So Negatron went on vacation ? Shocker .
https://youtu.be/gHqanWGr_EE?is=yK1yfHbZ_MiqgTUD
My Wall
This guy’s valley, gotta kick him out!
Def need more of this. It’s out of hand.
imagine pulling up Anywhere with that chin, and trying to dominate.
let alone Waikiki.
I am fascinated by his lack of a chin, never seen anything like it