Sunday, December 23, 2007

Tiger


S WIND 25 TO 30 KT...VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
Born on the North Shore of Oahu in 1946...
Nicknamed "Tiger" by Waikiki Beach Boys...
For his aggressive style in the water...
With his friend Eddia Aikau...
Pioneered Sunset and Waimea...
Trained as caretaker of the iwi...
First Lifegaurd at Waimea Bay...
Builder & Steersman of the`Hokule'a...
A canoe that voyaged from Hawaii to Tahiti...
Five Summer Stories surfer...
Country Surfboards shaper...
Founder of Pua Ka'ilima Surf Park...
Teacher of Hawaiian culture & tradition...
Paleo printing, the nose-flute...
Hawaiian chanting, the Haka dance...
A celestial navigator & practitioner...
Of Classic Hawaiian Aloha...
Passed on July 22 in 2005.

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