Surfing Was First Brought Here by Hawaiian Princes
SURFING WAS FIRST BROUGHT HERE
BY HAWAIIAN PRINCES
BY HAWAIIAN PRINCES
DURING THE SUMMER OF 1885, THREE YOUNG HAWAIIAN PRINCES
RODE THE WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE SAN LORENZO RIVER
ON REDWOOD PLANKS THEY ORDERED CUT IN THE SHAPE OF
OLO SURFBOARDS BY THE LOCAL TIMBER MILL
RODE THE WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE SAN LORENZO RIVER
ON REDWOOD PLANKS THEY ORDERED CUT IN THE SHAPE OF
OLO SURFBOARDS BY THE LOCAL TIMBER MILL
H.M. QUEEN KAPIHOLANI'S NEPHEWS:
H.R.H PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANA OLE
H.R.H, PRINCE DAVID LA AMEA KAHALEPOULI KAWANANAKOA
H.R.H. PRINCE EDWARD ABNEL KELIAHONU
WHILE ATTENDING ST. MATTHEWS HALL-MILITARY SCHOOL
IN SAN MATEO, STAYED DURING THEIR VACATIONS WITH THE
SWAN FAMILY IN SANTA CRUZ AND STARTED A CRAZE BY
BRINGING FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN SPORT
OF SURFING TO THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE AMERICAS
A GIFT TO THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ FROM THE
KAWANANAKOA AND MARIGNOLI FAMILIES
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