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Duke's Lagoon with Diamond Head in the background. Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon is a small, man-made wading pool in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu near the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor and Fort DeRussy Military Reservation. The Hilton Hawaiian Village is adjacent to the lagoon.
Duke's influence made Waikīkī beach a surfing hotspot. [11] "Dukes", a club in Waikīkī named for Kahanamoku, helped Don Ho produce music and hosted the longest-running show in Waikīkī. [12] The first high-rise hotels on Waikīkī were built in 1955, including the Waikiki Biltmore and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel.
There is a chain of restaurants named after him in California, Florida and Hawaii called Duke's. On August 24, 2002, the 112th anniversary of Kahanamoku's birth, the U.S. Postal Service issued a first-class commemorative stamp with Duke's picture on it. The First Day Ceremony was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki and was attended ...
Kuhio Beach Park is the site of three well-known statues and public artworks: the statue of Duke Kahanamoku by Jan Gordon Fisher (1990), [3] the statue of Prince Jonah Kūhiō by Sean Browne (2001), [4] and the monument the Stones of Life (1997), [5] (in Hawaiian: Nā Pōhaku Ola O Kapaemahu A Me Kapuni), a sculpture incorporating ancient ...
Hilton Hawaiian Village sign (2015) The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort is a resort hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.The resort first opened in 1955, [1] and since has grown to become the largest in the Hilton chain of hotels, and one of largest hotels in the world.
Waikīkī, Honolulu: Gray's Beach Waikīkī, Honolulu: Fort DeRussy Beach Waikīkī, Honolulu: Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon: Waikīkī, Honolulu: Ala Moana Beach Park: Ala Moana, Honolulu: Kewalo Basin Park: Ala Moana, Honolulu: Kakaʻako Waterfront Park (Point Panic Beach Park) Kakaʻako, Honolulu: Sand Island State Beach Park Sand Island, Honolulu
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The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship is named in honor of the "Father of Modern Surfing", Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku.The contest began in 1965 by invitation only at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oʻahu until it was replaced by the Billabong Pro in 1985.