The mural outside of Crown Ace Hardware in Corona del Mar of Duke Kahanamoku honors the surfer who helped save fisherman off ...

There is only one Duke. Only one surfer in history to make JFK and the queen mother of England giddy to meet him. Can you imagine any of today’s Hawaiian superstars being so regaled as to one day ...

“That trauma stays with you forever,” Native Hawaiian lifeguard and waterman Buffalo Keaulana says in the film, providing commentary along with pioneer surfers Kelly Slater, Fred Hemmings and Laird ...

Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with sports historian David Davis about Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968), one of the founding fathers of modern surfing and swimming, a pioneer in race relations, a beloved ...

When a little known Hawaiian called Duke Kahanamoku won the 100m Freestyle Swimming gold at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in record time, there was genuine and widespread disbelief. After he broke the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The documentary trailer for “Waterman” grabs you with the first words spoken by narrator Jason Momoa. It’s all about Hawaii’s legendary swimmer and surfer. “At 14, Duke ...

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Duke's OceanFest, Waikiki's premier ocean sports festival, returns to honor the enduring legacy of the legendary Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, August 19-27. An Olympic champion, ...

Every summer, many Southern Californians grab a board and ride the ocean waves. But surfing has a deep history that few people know. Surfing was created by ancient Polynesians in the South Pacific who ...

A tourist-friendly beach named for a Hawaii surfing legend has been dubbed the best public beach in the United States in this year’s Dr. Beach ranking. Duke Kahanamoku Beach, a well-groomed crescent ...

For members of Orange County’s surf scene, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku — a native Hawaiian known as “The Big Kahuna” and the father of modern surfing — is a legend whose influence has reverberated throughout ...

As a Pacific Islander, Duke Kahanamoku broke through racial barriers with his athletic accomplishments, earning five Olympic medals and introducing the world to surfing. Though he shattered records as ...