Hawaii vibes to hit Huntington Beach with surfing outrigger program

Rocky McKinnon looks around Huntington Beach and feels a kinship with Hawaii: in the countless surfers riding waves, the bronze statue of surfing icon Duke Kahanamoku greeting passersby near the pier, and the nearby restaurant “Dukes” that bears the Hawaiian’s name.
McKinnon, a former pro surfer and board builder, hopes his latest idea — an outrigger canoe program called “Bold As Love” set to launch on the south side of the Huntington Beach pier Friday, Feb. 9