California writer and editor Steve Hawk has likely played a role in influencing our region that many of us don’t even know about. As the editor of Surfer Magazine from 1990 to 1998, he lent his voice to what was known as “the Bible of the sport,” one of a handful of publications that covered surfing and surf culture before magazines went online.

The periodical didn’t just report on riding waves, but also helped shape life in communities that had surf.