Surf Riding

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Stock #: 435006
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
State: Hawaii (HI)
Publisher: Hawaii And South Seas Curio Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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The most popular of Hawaiian pastimes is surf swimming or heenalu. In this sport the swimmers use a light board made of koa or wili-wili. With these they swim out to sea, diving under the rollers which they meet until they reach the outer line of breakers; then, lying flat on their boards, they balance themselves upon the forward slope of the highest breaker, and ride with the speed of a race horse toward the shore. Surf board swimming can be seen at Waikiki near Honolulu.

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