Hawaiian Surfing

Traditions from the Past

John R. K. Clark (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

512 Seiten

2011
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-3414-2 (ISBN)

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Hawaiian Surfing is a history of the traditional sport narrated primarily by native Hawaiians who wrote for the Hawaiian-language newspapers of the 1800s. An introductory section covers traditional surfing, including descriptions of the six Hawaiian surf-riding sports (surfing, bodysurfing, canoe surfing, body boarding, skimming, and river surfing). This is followed by an exhaustive Hawaiian-English dictionary of surfing terms and references from Hawaiian-language publications and a special section of Waikiki place names related to traditional surfing. The information in each of these sections is supported by passages in Hawaiian, followed by English translations. The work concludes with a glossary of English-Hawaiian surfing terms and an index of proper names, place names, and surf spots.

John R. Kukeakalani Clark is a former lifeguard and a retired deputy fire chief of the Honolulu Fire Department. He is the author of ten books about Hawai'i's beaches, surf spots, and ocean lore, including North Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka'ena and Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2011
Zusatzinfo	17 illustrations
Verlagsort	Honolulu, HI
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	675 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
ISBN-10	0-8248-3414-3 / 0824834143
ISBN-13	978-0-8248-3414-2 / 9780824834142
Zustand	Neuware