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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
We marched right through that month of March (pun intended)! Yikes, I need to get more water time to slow things down a bit. How about you?
quality “liquid therapy.” An amazing Duke Ka- hanamoku documentary (narrated by Jason Momoa) titled Waterman hit Consol- idated Theatres April 1 (no fooling) and it is a do not
There’s more to write about Duke Paoa Kah- anamoku — the most in- fluential surfer of all time — than could ever do him justice in my short column. Just know that you will be inspired and enriched by this documentary of Ha- wai‘i’s five-time Olympic medalist, ambassador of aloha and “father of mod- ern-day surfing.”
was disarming. This man owned the world stage by profoundly influencing two sports — swimming and surfing — with grace and aloha.
“To us he’s the king of surfing,” says second great- est of all time Kelly Slater.
Mick Fanning is coming out of the retirement that he entered in 2018 to surf it.
Fun northwest and south swells have popped up re- cently, which is great news, not just for surfing but also for spreading the crowds out. Indeed, we saw record packs of people surfing for sanity during COVID and it seems the high volume is here to stay. Blame high
miss.
Directed by Isaac Halasi-
It’s more amazing still to realize that Kahanamoku was also a racial pioneer. We often overlook this struggle but he had to battle and compete in this arena, too. In doing so, he broke color lines like runner Jes- se Owens and boxer Jack Johnson.
“I think Duke shared surfing with the world be- cause it was the greatest gift that he had received in his life,” shares big-wave legend and waterman Laird Hamilton.
This will be fun seeing him take names. Fanning still rips at 41 and could easily disrupt some title campaigns. He knows this lineup better than 99% of the tour and his style is per- fectly suited. I’ m going out with a quarter final finish — at worst!
BY GARY KEWLEY
Kahanamoku Film Honors Pioneering Waterman
ma — with music by Tim Jones and cinematography by Carter Fawcett — this show has quite the cast starring Kelly Slater, Jack Johnson, Laird Hamilton, Kai Lenny, Carissa Moore, Kelia Moniz and Brian Keaulana. These names alone speak volumes.
See you at the movies! I’ m buying (the popcorn).
Our Hawaiian icon was the big kahuna of water- men, and at 6-foot, 1-inch and 190 pounds of pure athleticism, you can clear- ly picture it. His smile
In other news, the World Tour kicks off in Australia April 10 at Bells Beach (event No. 5 out of 11), and guess what? Three-time world champ and four-time Rip Curl Pro Bells winner
Have an epic week and thanks for the hang time. Aloha and mahalo.
In far more ways than one, Kahanamoku literally changed the world.
GQ, droppin in 4 U!
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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