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Road Trip 2007: Cayman Islands, through Louisana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico
Follow our 7th annual road trip from the Cayman Islands, through Louisana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico. »»

Kapolei Skatepark - How it Happened
Mike Inouye and Zach Wormhoudt went above and beyond to assure a quality product, from the earth workers, rebar crew, concrete workers, City and County liaisons, Parks  and Recreation, DDC council persons, Mike Gabbard, Nestor Garcia, and everyone  that helped »»

Christian Hosoi is Back!
36 years old + 2 weeks back on a skateboard after a 5 year hiatus = !!!???
Some things just don't add up, but in the life of Christian Hosoi it all makes perfect sense when you are born to skate. »»

Bullshit on Bad Endorsements
What's up with endorsing a pathetic product that we all know disserves the long-term interests of our revered way of life? Let's just focus on one such product: prefabricated skatepark set-ups generated by playground companies. »»

Meet your City Councilmembers
The purpose of this page is to keep us, the skateboarders of Oahu, informed on who is representing our interests within the municipal government and for our readers to become positively involved. Get to know who they are. »»

Skatepark Progress Page
This is our attempt at covering the progress of new parks being built on the island of Oahu. Most of these parks were promised by Mayor Jeremy Harris while one other s being built on the Hickam Air Force Base. »»

Spot Check: Wahiawa Skatewave
Since the original purple obstacles were rusting badly in the first 7 months and needed to be replaced. Agamenticus took the drive up to Wahiawa to check out the new 2.0 blackified version and gather comments from the skaters. »»

Riding the Dreamland Wave
An article, which appeared in the Portland Tribune a few weeks ago, tells the story of Portland-Based Dreamland Skateparks LLC. We are mirroring this article on 50-50.com to ensure its presence on the net »»

Road Trip Part 1: Oregon & Colorado
This first 50-50's ongoing annual skate trip series. The question is, how do you skate 26 of the world's best skate parks in 14 days? Well this was our plan, and in late April 2001 we made it happen »»

Road Trip Part 2: Oregon & Washington
This is the 2002 version of an annual skate trip series. After a bit of a discussion on the general itinerary, we decided to check out the states of Oregon and Washington in search of the perfect concrete parks »»

Ewa Beach Skate Jam 2002
A calm and relaxing day on the west-side of Oahu, the Ewa Beach Skatepark quickly became a show rink as an amateur contest quickly transformed into a be$t trick contest »»

City Council Budget Committee: Meeting
City Council Budget Committee will be holding a regular Committee Meeting this Wednesday May 15 9:00 am at Honolulu Hale 2nd floor. Item 4 on the agenda states... »»

The End for Hawaii's Skateparks!??
For those who haven't heard, the City Council of Honolulu is proposing to put a stop on all the planned skateboard parks because they're concerned about liability and costs. »»

Better than Nothing???
This is the first of a three-part editorial piece on the history, present state, and future of public skate parks in the state of Hawaii. Where do Hawaii skateparks stand against our mainland counterparts? »»

$500 Best Trick Contest
Lazy Bonez skate shop decided that they were gonna throw down a $500 winner take all best trick skate contest at the smooth grounded Ewa Beach Skatepark. Article and video by Braxton. »»

Lame Public Skateparks
While the following article appeared in the weekly Philadelphia City Paper, the same concerns and issues raised by this article are universal to all city-built skateboard parks across America. »»

Honolulu Weekly Recognition
While we are excited that the Honolulu Weekly has recognized our efforts in their newspaper, we are even more excited that when you fold the paper in half our article touches an adult film models wanted classified. »

Christian Hosoi Sentenced
Longtime friend of the islands and late great professional skateboarder; Christ gets sentenced after carrying 1.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine to Honolulu in January 2000. Details from this weeks newspaper. »»

Da Summer Burnout Contest
Once again Mr. Kays has put himself through hell to bring you the latest PASS/HYP street contest at the Hickam Hangar Air Force Base. The pat-downs were heavy and so was the skating. »»

ASH 2001 Contest #1
A not so in depth look at the first ASH contest of the 2001 year long series. This contest took place on Memorial Day at the Keolu Hills Park. Well let's see, I got to the contest a little late... »»

Tony Hawk vs. Andy Mac
A video Game Review. Everyone has played Pro Skater 1 and 2, but did you know that Andy Macdonald has his own video game too? Is it worth your precious dollars? »»

Bran Eaters of the World Unite
You may ask yourself, How did Rookie Skateboards get a nationwide television commercial free of charge? The answer is simple - skateboarders can be art directors too. »»

Building the Hickam Bowl
This beautiful monster seemingly took an eternity to create. For those of you that know how uneasy it is to bend wood vertically and horizontally at the same time will appreciate this read. 50-50.com drills the minds of Eric Davis and Mike Kays. »»

Meltdown at the Hangar
Even though this was last August it is still fresh in a lot of kids minds as the day the Soletech team took over the Hangar. If you missed it then get you may appreciate this coverage of this momumental event. »»

March Madness
It started at the old CorkBoard. Kids talking trash as usual. Then it turned into a personal showdown, which then turned into a full blown underground S-K-A-T-E contest. If you missed the March Madness thread, then get another started. This grass roots comp was held at the Makiki Skatepark, it produced the undisputed flatground king. »»

CKY Video Review
We may have been slacking hard in the video review section, but maybe it's because there just hasn't been any good videos the was worth reviewing. But then comes CKY, a skate video of a different breed. »»

Archived Articles

April 2000
PASS Spring 'Break Yo Self' Contest

October 1999
Makiki Skatepark Plans: we need your support
PASS 'Halloween Bowl Bash' Contest

September 1999
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Website Recognition: no wonder we don't update
Spot Check: BP's West Coast Double Shot: Vans Orange County & Burnside
Spot Check: Fuck taking Cabs and fuck taking Vans, I'll skate there
Fresh Fruit of the Millennium: Skillet
Sightings: Pat Shea 1985
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: 50-50 email retrospective
April 1999
TWS Website Recognition: Close but no Fruitcake
Spot Check: Tribute to Wallows
World Industries Demo & The Bloody Toss Off

January 1999
Warped Tour 1999 & Vans Am Vert Contest
Secret Spot: Cholo's Ramp

December 1998
Local Motion Demo: Grand Opening of the Waikiki Store
The King's Tour: follow the life of a Superstar

September 1998
Jef Hartsel: the long lost interview
Da Singapore Sling Contest: Hickam, Team Challenge

July 1998
Warped Tour 1998: Hawaii Debut
Omar Hassan Interview
Sergie Ventura Interview
Rick Thorne Interview
Neal Hendrix Interview
Steve Caballero Interview
Andy Macdonald Interview
Tim Payne Interview
Spot Check: Badlands Skatepark, Florida
50-50.com x!@m tv video segment airs in Hawaii
Spot Check: BP Tosses the Caber!, Scotland

Febuary 1998
Spot Check: BP in NYC, New York City

December 1997
Mini Report on Volcom Demo: Kapahulu
Back to "Da Grind" Contest: Mini and Vert, Hickam
Secret Spot: The Sierras

November 1997
Da' Funky Tiki Competition: Kapaulu Skatepark

October 1997
T&C "The Contest" First contest held at the Kapahulu Skatepark
Tip: Glue Laces, Shoelace Preservation Revisited

July 1997
ASH Contest #2 & #2.5: A'ala Park
Fresh Fruit: Ian Okui, local skater exploited

April 1997
ASH Contest #1: Kailua District Park
Skateboarders Seek Space: Honolulu Advertiser
Spot Check: Jeff in Yokosuka, Japan

March 1997
Hickam Vert's New Facelift: Bigger, better, and...
Secret Spot: 70's Flashback

February 1997
Zen and the Art of Tofu Hustling with Brian Lotti
Spot Check: Ala Moana Beachpark Wall (aka the Cooch)
Tip: FruckNuts, How to keep your wheels on your board

November 1996
Brian Lotti Interview: late Professional now apostle of Buddha
Bo Ikeda Interview: 20 Questions via email
Demolition Party: Halloween Night

October 1996
Ollie's Stinkbomb: Fucked up jokes page
Tip: Goo Laces, How do you keep your shoelaces from breaking?
Secret Spot: Pedey's Ramp

August 1996
Return of the Sunburn Classic Contest Part 2: A'ala Park
Shoe of the Month: Everyone has the same shoe???
Spot Check: Cinerama Theater

July 1996
Return of the Sunburn Classic Contest Part 1: A'ala Park
Wild Wild West Contest: Waianae Skatepark
Paniolo Pipe Showdown: Mini Ramp Demo, Waianae
Soulriders Contest: A'ala Park
Spot Check: Campbell Industrial Park
Johnee Kop Interview: Do you remember this late Professional?

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Latest Articles

Road Trip 2007: Cayman Islands to Mexico
Kapolei Skatepark How it Happened
Hawaii Skatepark Progress Page
Christian Hosoi is Back!
Bullshit on Bad Endorsements
Meet your City Councilmembers
Road Trip 2002: Oregon & Washington
Road Trip 2001: Oregon & Colorado

Podcast Additions

50-50.com Skateboarding Podcast (AV)
Ten Year Rectal Spective (1996-2006) 4/4
Banzai Skatepark Protest - Part 2 (2007)
Banzai Skatepark Protest - Part 1 (2007)
Children of June (1994) 6/8 - Friday
Ten Year Rectal Spective (1996-2006) 3/4
Children of June (1994) 5/8 - Thursday
Children of June (1994) 4/8 - Wednesday
Ten Year Rectal Spective (1996-2006) 2/4
Ten Year Rectal Spective (1996-2006) 1/4
Children of June (1994) 3/8 - Tuesday
Children of June (1994) 2/8 - Monday
Children of June (1994) 1/8 - Open
The Support: A Brief Look Into The Dreamland World
North Shore Bowl Jam 2006 - Recap by Robb Gardner
North Shore Bowl Jam 2006 - Prelims [640x480]
Glendale Last Call [640x480]
V-DAY Trailer
Old School SkateJam #1 (2001)
Marco Gomez Video (2006)
Brent Atchley Pro Debut Video (2006)
Road Trip 2002
Song 3 - DL Bowl Jam (2006)
The Hailey Idaho Project (Skatepark Advocacy 2003)
Road Trip 2001
Roach Cove (Day at the beach)
PhotoLab Preview
Quiksilver BBQ - DL Bowl (2005)
Road Trip 2004
Song 2 - DL Bowl Jam (2005)
Song 1 - DL Bowl Jam (2005)

Gallery Updates

San Pedro Skatepark + Pipes Gallery
Noth Shore Bowl Jam Photo Gallery
Kapolei Skatepark Photo Gallery
Road Trip 2006 Photo Gallery
Animation Photo Gallery
Road Trip 2005 Photo Gallery
Encinitas YMCA Skatepark Photos
Road Trip 2004 Photo Gallery

Reviews

Video Review: Damaged & Amnesia
Video Review: Beers Bowls & Barneys
Video Review: King of the Road 2003
Video Review: Are You Alright?
Video Review: Northwest
Video Review: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Spot Check: Wahiawa Skatewave
SkateMap: Mt. Baldy


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