Archie Kalepa is many things— a respected Maui waterman, lifeguard, Polynesian voyager, water rescue instructor, and OluKai ambassador. And in the last week since wildfires ravaged Maui and destroyed ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -When Archie Kalepa thinks back on his days growing up in Lahaina, he remembers a much different town from the tourist mecca that it had become before the Aug. 8 wildfires. It ...

After last year’s deadly wildfires in Lahaina, Archie Kalepa returned to the smoldering ruins of his hometown and immediately set up an emergency center at his home. Since then, the legendary waterman ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Throughout the week of Dec. 18, KHON2 will be featuring some of the heroes of the Maui wildfires. They bravely and generously helped during the fires and in its aftermath. Hawaiian ...

Archie Kalepa has spent his life in the ocean. He's a legendary surfer and world-renowned pioneer of techniques to rescue people when colossal waves crash down on their heads. So his first glimpse of ...