- The words Makua Hanai in Aikau's full name means "feeding parent" in Hawaiian.
- The popular Hawaiian catchphrase "Eddie Would Go" makes reference to Aikau's legendary bravery as both a surfer and a lifeguard.
- Saved the lives of over five hundred people while working as a lifeguard at Waimea Bay in Hawaii.
- Subject of the song "In a Rescue" by the Austin, Texas rock band Full Service. This song is featured on the group's 2006 album "Recess".
- Subject of the song "Eddie Would Go" by singer/songwriter Jim Major. It's featured on Major's 2012 album of the same name. Moreover, singer/songwriter Michael Vigil Jr. did a song about Aikau with the same exact title that's featured on Vigil Jr.'s 2000 EP release "Rell Sunn: Heart of the Sea". In addition, singer/songwriter Dennis Gregory did a song about the ill-fated Hokule'a canoe voyage once again called "Eddie Would Go" that's featured on Gregory's 2010 album "Daybreak". In 2014 the rock group Mitchalada released a single about Aikau called "Eddie Would Go".
- The British punk band The Agitators did a song about Aikau called "Eddie Would Go" that's featured on the group's 2009 album "Among Friends." Moreover, the group The Strangers also did a song about Aikau with the same exact title that's featured on the band's 2008 album "Meet the Strangers".
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