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SURF RIDING, HAWAII.
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PUBLISHED BY HAWAII AND SOUTH SEAS CURIO CO., HONOLULU.
The most popular of Hawaiian pastimes
is surf swimming or heenalu. In this sport
the swimmers use a light board made of koa
or wiliwill, 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.
MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO
and Island Possessions
Cuba, Canada and
For Foreign.
A-17607
