Satsuki Okubo, 33, of Kanagawa, Japan inspects the waters from a rocky ledge with her brightly painted blue surfboard on Magic Island near Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 23, 2004. The famous landmark, Diamond Head Mountain, a dorment volcano frames Okubo in the background. Hawaii is the birthplace of surfing which is still popular with local residents and tourists worldwide. Only recently (MAY 28?) however did surfing become santioned as official high school sport by the Hawaii Board of Education. The decision whether to have a surfing team will be up to each individual Hawaii high school. Hawaii never recognized interscholastic high school surfing teams in the past because of concerns over liability and safety. (Reuters/Lucy Pemoni