Kahanamoku
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The restaurant, which has been a favorite watering hole for tourists and locals for decades, is named in honor of Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
Hawaii-born Olympic swimmer and surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku is saluted on a new “American Masters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2022
At this pinnacle point, Moore is still in disbelief when she's compared to Duke Kahanamoku, the godfather of modern surfing who is memorialized in Hawaii with a cherished monument.
From Fox News ● Aug. 6, 2021
Kahanamoku was the ultimate waterman: His legacy includes popularizing flutter swimming kicks and spreading the concept of lifeguarding and water rescue to the masses.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
Hercules of twenty-two, the whitest blond man ever burned to mahogany brown by a sub-tropic sun, with body and lines and muscles very much resembling the wonderful ones of Duke Kahanamoku.
From On the Makaloa Mat by Jack London
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