Fred Hemmings is an American surfer, author, businessman, and politician.
Hemmings in 2018, discussing his book Local Boy: A Memoir
Surfing at Makaha, 1966
Mākaha is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is a town located along the Pacific coast, west of the Mākaha Valley, and at the foot of Mt. Ka'ala in the Wai’anae Mountain Range. It is the last of the leeward towns on O'ahu. North of Mākaha there is no development, i.e. no towns, no gas stations, or restaurants. The population of Mākaha was 8,278 at the 2010 census. It is located 35 miles northwest of Honolulu, but is a part of Honolulu County.
View of Mākaha Valley
Mākaha Beach Park with the slopes of the Waianae Mountains on the right
Green sea turtle at Mākaha Beach Park, January 2014
Mākaha was the site of the Mākaha International Surfing Championships 1954–1971. During the '60s, Fred Hemmings won the championship four times.