Thanks to the efforts of watermen like O'ahu's famous Duke Kahanamoku - Father of Modern Surfing, the ancient Polynesian pastime became a full-blown lifestyle in the first decades of the 20th century. |
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Surfing took off on the island of Maui also and this well known surf spot was first immortalized in the song "Hookipa Paka" by Alice Johnson in 1937. |