DukeKahanamokuThisIsYourLife

[@COMMANDOF4F4]

YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD OF THIS MAN AND I LIVE HERE IN HAWAII. I HAVE NOW SEEN AT LEAST 100 VIDEOS OF HIM. I TOLD ALL MY HAWAIIAN FRIENDS HERE THAT I DISCOVERED HIM.

[@cliffboule8395]

I can't watch this... A world of respect for DK and Hawaii.

[@Ispeakthetruth535]

Hawaiian pride 💯💪🏽 where a dying breed but our spirits and pride will never die 🤙🏽💯❤

[@gabbie3373]

althought this may not be famous, nor was I even alive when this was filmed, this is one of my favorite television moments 💖

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I had never heard of this man until yesterday, when Google honored him with a Google Doodle for his 125th birthday. I would like to learn more about him now.

[@linmayu]

No one could ever find an actor that could play him adequately!

[@tommybewick]

Thanks for posting this, I just got back from Waikiki and really enjoyed seeing this after learning more about Duke while in Hawaii.

[@retrobebop61]

Wow I never knew about Duke until I saw the Google Doodle today! So happy to learn about this man! Such a hero!

[@MrFalconford]

thank you for sharing the life of d p k i will remember

[@brianblack6190]

I love this man I learned a lot about him I just wish I was alive

[@ValdemirSouza63]

O Pioneiro do Surf Mundial Duke Kahanamoku, recebe uma homenagem surpresa em rede nacional pela sua bela história no Surf moderno, nadador e atuou em diversos filmes.

[@johnbly458]

Thank you Steve Hawk for letting us know about this.

[@jorenkienholz3707]

What a legend I bet he felt like giving that host the business , aloha and god bless the DUKE and all the Hawaiians for allowing us whether they liked it or not to enjoy there islands much respect from santa Cruz nor cal

[@pixiegirltink67]

Great show. So much fun to see Duke do the hula. What an amazing man ~ he could do just about ANYTHING! Great to see him honored on the show. You could tell he was loving every minute of it.

[@2SeeYou247]

Thx for sharing Happy Birthday. :)

[@MeetJohnnyNg]

Did that TV anchor think he was superior than Duke. Calling him boy a lot.

[@lindastrauss7778]

I don’t think so. What’s wrong with calling him a Hawaiian boy referring to him when he was young? That is as normal as can be.

[@1cccseed]

I m pretty sure Sam Kahanamoku was a teacher at my school that would be in Kona late sixties and early 70s Konawaena high school class of 1971

[@Rudipolt]

Fine Program! Aloha from Hawaii!

[@queentwilightsparkle4975]

Happy Birthday Duke :)

[@rennidunne9572]

I can do the huki lau! ..... We throw our nets out into the sea...... (fellow Hawaiian and dancer)

[@JWB671]

What a man!

[@kristofthibaud8491]

Why didn't Duke Volunteer to Fight in the Great War? He knew Europe well after winning a gold medal in Stockholm.

[@Bonnieham]

You would have had to ask him that, but since he was a full blooded Hawaiian, and the USA overtook the Hawaiian monrchy system with an illegal coup, I wouldn’t have expected him to. I was upset that the presenter kept calling him the boy and even had the gall to congratulate him for being an American, but this show was well before the civil rights movement on the mainland, or the sovereignty movent in Hawaii. I enjoyed watching it because Duke was so laid back and still expressed his aloha, despite the crass pressentaion.

[@keokiheller4351]

Wow❣️

[@SenorPescadorJohnson]

excelente always surf

[@patmiley]

Why was there never a movie made about this man?

[@hankterreros223]

did his widow "nadine" live up in the diamondhead are in the late eitghtys(1980s)?

[@elizabethsinding5618]

+Carl Terreros YES

[@hankterreros223]

+Elizabeth Sinding I remember doing some outdoor security lighting on this beautiful home on D.H. around 1988. the lady owner said she was the widow of one of the beachboys of Waikiki. When we were "pao" with her lights she invited us in and showed us all these great surfin, paddlin, gear that was mounted on the walls. She was still a beautiful lady.

[@datris2973]

Surfing wouldn't have been cool if duke kahanamoku didn't surf

[@Ispeakthetruth535]

Surfing would of never bin here.

[@cheeverdog]

Where's the story of Duke beating the shit out of someone that made the mistake of paddling out in a LOCAL lineup? Oh there is none? That's cause he's a legend. Don't build a statue of a man who's values and aloha you refuse to follow. RIP Duke. The surfing world owes you everything

[@Pochonesian]

Well really only Hawaiians did surfing back then. Most surfers now couldn’t even carry out the 120lb wooden board that duke used. Also it’s seldom a “mistake” when surfers cut off other surfers. It means they aren’t paying attention. Now ask us Hawaiians if we would ever fly up to aspen and cut in line on the ski slopes. Nope.

[@jwcrshaper3811]

HAWAIANO O AUSTRALIANO?

[@dineshsandhu5523]

running in water

[@edwinsumpter9852]

The real first interracial kiss on TV at 19:35 - sorry, Capt. Kirk

[@VigEuth]

The casual patronizing attitude of the host toward the little brown island boy and his family is just cringe-worthy. It's even visible in how some of the white guests interact with Duke.

[@COMMANDOF4F4]

NOW THAT COMMENT IS A BUNCH OF BULL SHIT. I GREW UP IN THOSE TIMES AND USED TO WATCH THIS SHOW ALL THE TIME. THE HOST TREATED HIM WITH GREAT LOVE AND KINDNESS.

[@lindastrauss7778]

This is a different time. We probably have no idea what it was like to live back then. They were totally honoring him. It’s ridiculous how people these days love to nitpick and try to find racism where it’s not.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Some of this seems a bit disrespectful and racist. Got the US history of the islands wrong also. You can tell they all said what was written for them by some Hollywood writer.The host is a jerk! Feel sorry for Duke and his family.

[@charlesarsenault6845]

Bluesbabesrv I agree 100%

[@jonthebru]

Duke Kahanamoku was no ones pet. While I understand and respect everyone's sentiment, we must consider the times, this was before the tumult of the civil rights era or the reemergence of the Hawaiian culture. Best to watch this as a period piece. This was a real surprise event and Duke handled it really well. His dry sense of humor shined through.. Duke was very well known and hung out with the best of Hollywood's elite. And Ralph Edwards did many shows like this, he was not a jerk. He knew exactly who he was presenting on the show.

[@lindastrauss7778]

@@jonthebru I appreciate your comment. I’m tired of people misjudging the past when it was a different time.

[@BeauJamesBradbury]

He was a freemason and shriner???? Those haolis got to him...

[@rdeezer9845]