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Hawaii's
Duke Kahanamoku is singularly credited with popularizing surfing
world-wide during the 1920s. Springboarding off his 1912 and 1920
Olympic swimming fame, this record-breaking champion brought his
10' redwood plank with him in his many travels and drew crowds to
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A
portrait of the Duke, one of many in the International Surfing
Museum. The collection also includes one of the Duke's surfboards
and several trophies. |
This bust is bust of the Duke used to stand near the old Huntington Beach Pier. The plaque under the bust reads (in part): "Duke Kahanamoku--Olympic swimmer, public servant, good will ambassador of the State of Hawaii. In the early 20s, the Duke surfed under this very pier; some fifty years later, he returned to this community to promote the United States surfboard championships...." | |||||
There
were actually several Duke hood ornaments made. One was owned by
the Doheney family. One, which may be the art proof, is here in
the museum. Although the ornament was supposedly made in the likeness
of the Duke, it shows him surfing goofy-foot.
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This
stamp honors Hawaiian swimmer, surfer and Olympic Games gold medalist
Duke Kahanamoku, who was renowned not only for his athletic prowess
but also for his grace, humility and good sportsmanship. He is widely
considered to be the father of modern surfing, and for much
of his life he served as a living symbol of hospitality and goodwill
to the rest of the world. The portrait on the stamp, an oil painting
by Michael J. Deas, is based on a 1918 photograph from the collection
of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Visible in the background are
depictions of Diamond Head and two surfers riding a wave at Waikiki
Beach.
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