Duke Kahanamoku (Foto: Twitter@marinamaral2) DeSoto surfs on a wooden board while wearing early 20th-century surf wear. During the swimming scenes, he told Hawaii News Now, “I had to be ...

(Courtesy the Harry Mayo collection) Duke Kahanamoku in 1912, with his redwood Santa Cruz surfboard. (Public domain) The evolution of surfing had gone from a kid’s pastime to a serious sport.

The legendary Duke Kahanamoku spread his aloha to Kaua’i in various ways. He planted a coconut tree along the walk of fame at the Coco Palms Resort, and visited the Kauai Resort in the days when ...

including the world's largest surfboard and a surfboard that belonged to Duke Kahanamoku, the man credited with popularizing the sport. There's also a gift shop that sells T-shirts, books and ...