Duke Kahanamoku - 100 Pins - Father of Modern Surfing #SurfLegend

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Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku in Los Angeles, 1938
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Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (18901968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splas
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Duke Kahanamoku - 100 Pins - Father of Modern Surfing #SurfLegend
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Duke Kahanamoku: Surfing Legend Still Makes Waves
Duke Kahanamoku: Surfing Legend Still Makes Waves
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Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic gold medalist and 'Father of Surfing'
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Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest rides Waikiki surf all next week - Hawaii Magazine
Duke Kahanamoku. For being a legendary surfer and 3 time gold medalist while overcoming cultural obstacles of his time. Well loved by not only Hawaiians, but people all over the world.
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Duke Kahanamoku with "The Duke" John Wayne. They were good friends and shared a common love of the ocean. Duke starred (along with other famous surfers) in an excellent movie about the history of surfing by Jack McCoy, called "A Deeper Shade of Blue"! Worth watching!
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Ravageurs smile. | Duke Kahanamoku
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Surfer hawaiian: legendarul Duke Kahanamoku, Ducele din Waikiki
Surf Senzaţional din Hawaii în Toată Lumea cu Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
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Duke Kahanamoku (HDR)
Duke Kahanamoku
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Duke Kahanamoku poses with his brand new Dodge woodie station wagon on the grounds of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1950. Duke traveled in person to the factory in Detroit to purchase this car. Image from Bishop Museum Archives, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Surfer hawaiian: legendarul Duke Kahanamoku, Ducele din Waikiki
Surf Senzaţional din Hawaii în Toată Lumea cu Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
Above: Jewel Flowers at Armstrong's Hawaii studio with surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku
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Above: Jewel Flowers at Armstrong's Hawaii studio with surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku
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Duke Kahanamoku and The Beach Boys
Duke Kahanamoku and The Beach Boys
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From 1912 to 1932, Duke Kahanamoku won five Olympic medals, including three golds in swimming. He was sheriff of Honolulu from 1934 to 1960 and was the official greeter for the state of Hawai'i from 1960 until he died in 1968. This photo was taken in August 1950.