phrase include "Eddie would throw" (in support of the University of Hawaii's passing attack by Colt Brennan and Timmy Chang under head coach June Jones), "Eddie wouldn't crow" (in opposition to boastful and egotistical surfers), and "Eddie would hoe" (in support of Native Hawaiian agricultural outreach programs). Another variation used recently during the 2008 election campaign for Honolulu rail transit was the slogan, "Eddie would ride." Kailua-Kona, Hawaii musician Lopaka Rootz released a reggae single honoring Eddie Aikau called "Eddie." It debuted on Kapa Radio in December 2019. Rootzʻ music is played on Hawaiian radio station KWXX FM. Austin, Texas, band Full Service recorded a song about Eddie Aikau called "In A Rescue," found on their 2006 album "Recess." They performed the song at the Full Service Circus in May 2013. Sam George, an ex-professional surfer, directed a 30 for 30 documentary about Aikau called Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau. Produced by filmmaker Agi Orsi, the documentary premiered on ESPN on October 1, 2013. The documentary produced for television details Aikau's life from childhood to his death and won an Emmy for Best Sports Documentary Series, making it one of the few surf-related films to ever receive such recognition. Eddie's story was humorously (and respectfully) told by comedian Kurt Braunohler in a second-season episode of Drunk History that was dedicated to Hawaiian history, which aired on August 12, 2014. Eddie's story was told by Karen Kilgariff on episode 160 of the podcast My Favorite Murder, which aired February 14, 2019. The character of Z in the animated movie Surf's Up is loosely based on Eddie's life and mysterious death. On May 4, 2019, what would have been his 73rd birthday, he was honored with a Google Doodle. In 2022, Aikau was featured in Naomi Hirahara's anthology We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States that was published by the Smithsonian Institution and Running Press Kids. See also Duke Kahanamoku List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea References Works cited External links https://www.theeddieaikau.com/ Further reading Goes, Sergio. Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero [Film] External links 2014 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Contest Charleyproject: Eddie Aikau Eddie Aikau Foundation Globalsurfing: Eddie Surfing Wallpapers Quiksilver Eddie Aikau Invitational 2007 Quiksilver Eddie Aikau 2010/2011 Quiksilver Eddie Aikau 2011/2012 Surfline: Eddie Aikau 1946 births 1970s missing person cases 1978