{"product_id":"hawai-i-s-seven-mile-miracle","title":"Hawai‘i’s Seven-Mile Miracle","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Stories Behind the North Shore’s World-Class Surf Breaks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the April 1989 edition of SURFER magazine, the article “Seven-Mile Miracle: SURFER Magazine’s Pictorial Encyclopedia of North Shore Surf Spots” introduced “Seven-Mile Miracle” to the surfing world as an alternate name for O‘ahu’s legendary North Shore. In 2025 Hawai‘i surf historian John R. K. Clark contacted Matt Warshaw, the magazine’s managing editor, who recalled that he had “assigned, edited, and titled” the article—confirming it was Warshaw who coined the phrase “Seven Mile Miracle.” Now, author Clark uses that article as the starting point for an in-depth look at the histories of the North Shore’s world-class surf breaks—Hale‘iwa, Waimea, Pipeline, and Sunset—and the fascinating stories behind 15 other surf spots in Hawai‘i’s Seven-Mile Miracle.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn R. K. Clark is the author of 14 books about Island beaches, surf breaks and shoreline place names, including \u003ci\u003eHawai‘i’s Best Beaches\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Hawaii’s Secret Beaches\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eClarence “Mac” Maki: Pioneer Surf Photographer. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn and raised in Hawai‘i, he is a former City \u0026amp; County of Honolulu lifeguard and a 33-year veteran of the Honolulu Fire Department, who retired as the department’s deputy fire chief in 2005.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover; 104 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: John R. K.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease date: August 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watermark Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58382385873199,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/8440\/3299\/files\/HI7MiMiracle.jpg?v=1787886106","url":"https:\/\/bookshawaii.net\/products\/hawai-i-s-seven-mile-miracle","provider":"Watermark Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}