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Kai Piha: Kaʻahele Ma Waikīkī

Special | 54m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn the traditional Hawaiian names of Waikīkī surf spots and the stories behind them.

Historian John Clark takes you on a kaʻahele ma Waikīkī, or tour of Waikīkī, sharing the surfing history of one of Hawaiʻi’s most iconic coastlines. His tour includes the stories behind Hawaiian place names and surf spots, styles of traditional Hawaiian surfing and tales of the aliʻi, Hawaiian royalty who lived there and surfed the waves.

01/01/2025 | Expires 12/02/2029

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PBS Hawaiʻi Presents

Kai Piha: Kaʻahele Ma Waikīkī

Special | 54m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Historian John Clark takes you on a kaʻahele ma Waikīkī, or tour of Waikīkī, sharing the surfing history of one of Hawaiʻi’s most iconic coastlines. His tour includes the stories behind Hawaiian place names and surf spots, styles of traditional Hawaiian surfing and tales of the aliʻi, Hawaiian royalty who lived there and surfed the waves.

01/01/2025 | Expires 12/02/2029

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