HALE‘IWA — The 26th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is poised to kick-off first thing this morning at Hale‘iwa’s Ali‘i Beach Park, with an incoming west-northwest swell building for the start of the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Kaua‘i’s Roy Powers will defend his event title against last year’s Triple Crown winner Bede Durbidge.

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For the second year in a row, the Hawai`i Healing Garden Festival will cap its four-island tour on Nov. 1-2 at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethno-Botanical Garden in Captain Cook.

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