With four of the nine Honolulu council seats in play, local community groups are paying attention to what a shift in power may mean in their backyards.
The World Surf League even estimated the waves could have reached 60 feet.
The gigantic swell was triggered by a massive north-west swell that had closed out Waimea and turned Jaws into a monster.
Some of the most daring big-wave heavies took on the swell, including Nathan Florence, Kai Lenny, Makuakai Rothman, Brad Domke, Justine Dupont, Albee Layer, Ian Walsh, Shaun Walsh and, incredibly, a 12-year-old by the name of Steve Roberson.
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