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Hawaiian surfing : traditions from the past /

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 su...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clark, John R. K., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hawaiian
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; chapter 1 Traditional Hawaiian Surfing; chapter 2 Traditional Hawaiian Surf Sports; He'e Nalu. Board Surfing; types of surfboards; surfboard construction; surfing skills and styles; surfboards as paddleboards; surfing chants and rituals; sensuous surf; surfwear; surfing contests; sharks in the surf; gods and surfing; surfers of different nationalities; Pākākā Nalu. Outrigger Canoe Surfing; Kaha Nalu. Bodysurfing; Pae Po'o. Bodyboarding; He'e One. Sand Sliding; He'e Pu'e Wai. River Surfing; chapter 3 Traditional Surf Sties; Hawai'i; Maui.
  • Moloka'iLāna'i; Kaho'olawe; O'ahu; Kaua'i; Ni'ihau; Photographs (8 pages); Hawaiian-English Dictionary of Surfing Terms; Waikiki Place Names Related to Surfing; English-Hawaiian Surfing Terms; References; Index; About the Author ; Back Cover.