Duke Kahanamoku
Hawaiian swimmer
Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Wikipedia
Born: August 24, 1890, Haleʻākala
Died: January 22, 1968 (age 77 years), Honolulu, HI
Height: 6′ 1″
Spouse: Nadine Alexander (m. 1940–1968)
Siblings: Samuel Kahanamoku, David Kahanamoku, Louis Kahanamoku, and more
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