Big Waves to Deliver Storied Hawaii Surf Contest the Eddie

Participants in the In Memory of Eddie Aikau walk out of the ocean at sunset after the opening ceremony in Waimea Bay near Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Nov. 30, 2006. Lucy Pemoni/AP Photo

HONOLULU—One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests is expected to be held Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years.

And this year female surfers will be competing alongside the men for the first time in the 39-year history of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.