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Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (1871 - 1922)
March 26, 2012 by Peter T Young LEAVE A COMMENT Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi Born on March 26, 1871, Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi (grandson of Kaua‘i King Kaumuali‘i and the cousi...
Prince David Kawananakoa (1868 - 1908)
Prince Kawananakoa of Hawaii or David Kawananakoa, formally David Laamea Kahalepouli Kinoiki Kawananakoa Piikoi, was the patriarch of the present-day House of KawananakoaHouse of Kawananakoa , heirs to...
Prince Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonu (1869 - 1887)
From Wikipedia :=Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui (May 13, 1869 – September 21, 1887) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. His name means the "chief whose strength is attained through patience".==Early lif...
Pat O'Connell
Patrick O'Connell (born 1971) is a retired professional surfer who competed in the top ranks of the Association of Surfing Professionals (now called The World Surf League) before retiring and working...
Derek Ho (1964 - 2020)
Derek Ho, first Hawaiian male world surfing champ, dead at 55 He belonged to a noted Hawaiian family that included brother Michael, also a top pro surfer, and second cousin Don, the entertainer By Den...

Notable Hawaiian Surfers

Charles Kauha - first surfer to ever be photographed
Derek Ho - first Hawaiian surfer to win world surf championship (Cousin to singer Don Ho)
Eddie Aikau
George Freeth - Credited for being the Father of Modern Surfing
Duke Kahanamoku - Born August 24th, 1894 in Honolulu, Duke Kahanamoku went onto become the undisputed father of modern surfing.
Buffalo Keaulana - Commanding Hawaiian surfer from Makaha, Oahu; winner of the 1960 Makaha International, and often referred to as the "Mayor of Makaha."

Alexander Hume Ford - magazine editor, playwright, photographer, unabashed campaigner and founder of Hawaii’s Outrigger Canoe Club, traveled widely in the Pacific Rim and promoted Duke Kahanamoku and George Freeth to an American audience. But he may best be remembered as the “guy who turned Jack London on to surfing.”
Jack London - Author, wrote many stories inspired by his visits to Hawaii where he learned to surf.
Kelly Slater - American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times

Tom Morey - inventor and father of the bodyboard and of bodyboarding
Dale "The Hawk" Velzy - American surfboard shaper, credited with being the world's first commercial shaper

Sandra Dee played surfer girl Gidget (girl midget) in a 1959 screenplay titled "Gidget."