Techniques Big-wave, second-reef break between Publics and Cunha's. During the 1930s, surfers were still riding heavy redwood boards that were difficult to turn, but in 1935 Tom Elake introduced the lighter, hollow board, which was more maneuverable. Younger surfers of the day were then able to maneuver the hollow boards instead of just riding in one direction. They were able to "slide left" or "slide right." In the surfing slang of the day, this maneuvering was called "making technique." Techniques was a site where surfers had to maneuver, or "make technique," to ride from Publics to Cunha's on a big wave. (from John Clark's Hawai'i Place Names)

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