Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past

by John R.K. Clark

Hawaiian Surfing is a history of the traditional sport narrated primarily by native Hawaiians who wrote for the Hawaiian-language newspapers of the 1800s. An introductory section covers traditional surfing, including descriptions of the six Hawaiian surf-riding sports (surfing, bodysurfing, canoe surfing, body boarding, skimming, and river surfing). This is followed by an exhaustive Hawaiian-English dictionary of surfing terms and references from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824834143
• ISBN13: 9780824834142
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"