enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Alaia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaia

   The alaia's roots span back a thousand years. [3] Lala is the Hawaiian word describing the action of riding an alaia surfboard. Lala is a word found in the Hawaiian dictionary meaning ‘the controlled slide in the curl when surfing on a board.' [4] Princess Kaʻiulani's alaia board, measuring 7ft 4in long, is preserved at the Bishop Museum.

3. Olo board - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olo_board

   The Olo surfboard was the largest out of the three types of traditional surfboards (Alaia and Paipo board) that were used by the Hawaiian people. The Olo is twice as long as the modern surfing longboard , measuring up to 5.18 metres (17.0 ft) long, 16.5 inches wide and nearly 6 inches thick.

4. What Does It Take to Build a Surfboard in Hawaii? - AOL

   www.aol.com/news/on-town-country-designs...

   T&C Surf Designs Hawaii uses blanks made in Mexico from the California-based company Arctic Foam. Hashimoto cuts the blanks into shortboards in 20 minutes. The rest is done by hand; the surfboard ...

5. Surfboard - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfboard

   A surfboard is a narrow plank used in surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding an ocean wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii, where they were known as papa heʻe nalu in the Hawaiian language, and were usually made of wood from local trees, such as koa. They ...

6. Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long ...

   www.aol.com/news/bikinis-surfboards-battle-axes...

   Hawaii's tourist hotspot of Waikiki is known for bikinis, shopping and surfboards. Roberts, director of the nonprofit Hawaii Firearms Coalition, has been taking the 15th-century-style European ...

7. History of surfing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_surfing

   Surfboard riding received national exposure with the exhibitions by Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku in the summer of 1914-1915 at several Sydney beaches. As a current Olympic sprint champion, Kahanamoku was invited to tour the Eastern states for an extensive series of swimming carnivals and at his first appearance in the Domain Pool, Sydney, smashed ...

8. Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaii donates surfboards to fire ...

   www.aol.com/downtown-athletic-club-hawaii...

   Dec. 5—The Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaii announced on Monday the donation of surfboards to Lahainaluna and Maui Preparatory Academy as part of DACH's Luna Strong Campaign. The Downtown ...

9. Donald Takayama - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Takayama

   Takayama shaped at Surfboards Hawaii in the late 1960s, and founded Hawaiian Pro Designs in the late 1970s in Encinitas, California, Takayama was shaping some shorter surfboards in the 1960s and could be seen riding his 5'10" any day it was breaking at Stone Steps in Encinitas, California, along with 1984 Pipeline Masters champion and Hawaiian ...