Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In his later surfing career, he would often use smaller boards but always preferred those made of wood. Kahanamoku was a powerful swimmer. On August 11, 1911, he was timed at 55.4 seconds in the 100 yards (91 m) freestyle , beating the existing world record by 4.6 seconds, in the salt water of Honolulu Harbor.
The figure of the Big Kahuna became commonplace in Beach party films of the 1960s, such as Beach Blanket Bingo, in which the Big Kahuna was the best surfer on the beach. Hawaiian surfing master Duke Kahanamoku may have been referred to as the Big Kahuna, but he rejected the term as he knew the original meaning. [20]
To get back home to Bikini Bottom, they search for Jack Kahuna Laguna, a surf guru who can teach them the gnarly surf moves to hit the elusive wave, The Big One, in order to return home. Upon premiere, the episode pulled an average of 5.8 million viewers, and met positive reviews.
clue was: "Surf legend Duke Kahanamoku has been called by this two-word nickname that describes any dominant person or expert." The correct response: "What is the Big Kahuna?" Both Hummel and ...
Gidget associates with an all-male surfer gang led by the worldly beach bum, The Big Kahuna. Kahuna is a Korean War Air Force veteran twice the age of Gidget who is fed up with all the rules he had to live by when he flew combat missions, and dropped out of normal society. He travels the hemisphere surfing with his pet bird.
Aug. 16—The annual Big Kahuna Swim Meet at Mingus Park Pool was another success for the host Gold Coast Swim Team. The three-day event drew 220 total swimmers, including those from Gold Coast ...
Edward Ryan Makuahanai Aikau (May 4, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved over 500 people and became famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.
After unlocking the secrets of DNA, the Nobel prize-winning biochemist traded in his centrifuge for a life of wine, women, and surf. [From Esquire, 1994.]