George Jarrett Helm, Jr. – Speaker, Writer, Musician and Revolutionary Philosopher. One of the greatest Hawaiian falsetto vocalists ever known, played complex guitar parts while singing in an “almost inhuman” vocal range, activist of Hawaiian renaissance who pioneered many sovereignty concepts, founder of the Protect Kaho’olawe ‘Ohana, disappeared at sea while returning on surfbord [...]
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Better Know the State: The Duke
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Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku
Olympic swimming medalist, father of modern surfing, Hollywood actor, Ambassador of Aloha. After demolishing a world record in an amateur race in Honolulu, amazed Amateur Athletic Union officials in New York sent back the message: “Unacceptable. No one swims this fast. Hawaiian judges alerted to use stopwatches, not [...]
