Duke: A Great Hawaiian
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During his lifetime, Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968), a full-blooded Hawaiian, was known worldwide simply as The Duke. His name was synonymous with Hawaiʻi. He is remembered today for his Olympic medals and as the Father of Modern Surfing. In 2002, the US Postal Service described him as the greatest aquatic athlete the world has ever seen. The thousands who place lei on his statue in Waikiki honor him as Hawaiʻi’s legendary Ambassador of Aloha for his strength of character and the Hawaiian ideals of humility and dignity he exemplified. In this moving tribute filled with photographs, his story and Hawaiʻi’s are intertwined.
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Author Sandra Hall grew up at the famous Australian beach where Hawaiʻi’s Duke Kahanamoku taught Aussies in 1914 how to ride the waves. Hall heard stories from childhood about "The Duke." She has written dozens of articles for newspapers and surfing magazines about Duke’s surfing history and Himalayan adventure travel.
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hardcover | photographs | 120 pages | 5.25" x 6.25" | sepia tone