A Hawaii National Guard C-17 Globemaster III airplane waits on the tarmac waiting to deliver FEMA relief aid to Samoan tsunami victims Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 at Hickham Air Force Base in Honolulu. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

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  1. Greg Long of California (in yellow) celebrates with Kelly Slater after winning the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu in Haleiwa, Hawaii December 8, 2009.
  2. WAIMEA, HI - DECEMBER 8: People on the beach watch during the first round of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Competition big wave surfing contest on December 8, 2009 in Waimea, Hawaii. Thousands of spectators and surfers are flocking to Hawaii's beaches to see some of the largest waves in the state in half a decade. Forecasters are predicting waves could reach heights of 50 feet.

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