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๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ #DukeKahanamoku is the Father of Modern #Surfing . He was born in 1890 in #Honolulu , Kingdom of #Hawaii when it was an independent nation. The Kingdom would later be overthrown by the U.S. government and become the 50th state in 1959. ๐ŸŒด
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๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ#DukeKahanamoku was the 1st Hawaiian athlete to qualify for the #USOlympics and became a 5 time Olympic medalist in #swimming , winning medals in 1912, 1920 and 1924. #Hawaii
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๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ #DukeKahanamoku was the 1st person to be inducted into both the #SwimmingHallOfFame and the #SurfingHallOfFame . He created the earliest surfing clubs and formulated the rules that govern surfing etiquette even today. He was posthumously inducted to the #USOlympicHallOfFame in 1984. #Hawaii ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚
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๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ In 1925, #DukeKahanamoku rescued 8 people from a fishing vessel that had capsized. Using his surfboard, he made repeated trips back and forth to get the survivors. The rescue led to #lifeguards across the US to begin using surfboards for water rescues. #Hawaii ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ›Ÿ
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๐ŸŽž๏ธ #DukeKahanamoku appeared in over 30 #Hollywood movies and used his celebrity to establish Southern #California as a water sports mecca. ๐ŸŽฅ โญ๏ธ
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๐ŸŒด In 1934, #DukeKahanamoku was elected Sheriff of #Honolulu and reelected 13 times. After #Hawaii became the 50th State, he was appointed Official Ambassador of #Aloha in 1960 and helped promote tourism. ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒผ ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿฅฅ ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ
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๐Ÿ›น ๐Ÿ‚ #DukeKahanamoku leaves behind an incredible cultural legacy. The popularity of #surfing led to 2 offshoot sports, #skateboarding and #snowboarding . These 3 sports would later become part of the #Olympics .
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๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ To learn more about #DukeKahanamoku , you can read #Waterman by author #DavidDavis . There is also a documentary #Waterman that covers Duke's life story. ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐ŸŒด

๐Ÿชท In the U.S., May is #AsianAmerican #NativeHawaiian and #PacificIslander Heritage Month.
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Sorry. I made an error in the Alt-Text. The woman standing on Dukeโ€™s shoulders is Doris Duke, an American heiress (not Doris Day, the actress).
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Gary Gegan
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One of my neighbors (long since deceased) used to have a redwood board like that. I tried like hell to get him to sell it to me so I could hang it up in my stairwell, but he gave it to his junkie son, who sold it for drugs. Cried myself to sleep over that.
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๐Ÿ˜ข Thatโ€™s so sad! I donโ€™t know if real wood surfboards are made anymore. I think most modern boards are fiberglass.

Duke was also a carpenter and wood craftsman. He cut, carved and made his own surfboards.
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Bev Turner
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This is great Renee!
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DrMHasOpinions
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Thanks for sharing. I never heard of him.
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Youโ€™re welcome. I feel sad that Duke has been lost in time. He did a lot to raise the image of Native Hawaiians and Hawaii, and he was an incredible athlete.
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