The complicated history of surfing - Scott Laderman

[@SpaceBabies]

The many different ways Polynesians conquered the seas before anybody else did is one of the most underrated chapters of history. Great video!

[@purplehaze8079]

As far as Aotearoa New Zealand in the south and Rapanui Easter Island in the West

[@brianc9374]

Phoenicians

[@mayfrasonsier]

@@brianc9374 LMAO Phoenicians conquered the minuscule Mediterranean. Oceanians conquered the vast Pacific. Try Again.

[@brianc9374]

@@mayfrasonsier the Phoenician are the most underated explorers. They established trade routes between Europe, Africa n Asia, leaving a legacy of commerce and mercantilism. They traveled as far as northern Europe and West Africa. Their trade routes later directly impacted the Romans and laid the foundation for the classical and modern world. What you speak of isconquered islands who practiced cannibalism and never left the stone age.

[@mayfrasonsier]

@@brianc9374 Oh don't pretend that no other peoples in the world practiced cannibalism. Greeks practiced human sacrifice but no one makes a big deal about that, because we know that primitive societies, all of them, Phoenicians, Romans, China, Macedon, Egypt, etc. all had backwards practices. Your "point" on that is completely irrelevant to the fact that the nautical achievements of the Phoenicians pale in comparison to the Polynesians. And you comment about "stone age" technologies shows your clear lack of understanding. If there were metal ores in the islands, we surely would have used them.

[@saja3512]

As a polynesian person I watched this with trepidation, expecting my history to be trivialised and whitewashed as it all too often happens. I was pleasantly surprised. The content is accurate to the history handed down to me. Thanks

[@nikolavideomaker]

When has ever Polynesian history been whitewashed...

[@OwnedEpicStyle]

Just say you hate white people bro

[@awaroots]

@@nikolavideomaker most of America has no idea of the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom…sooo ya…

[@mateopozo8114]

Perú

[@mateopozo8114]

There is evidence of the presence of surfing for more than 500 years on the islands of Polynesia. The English explorer James Cook arrived in Hawaii in 1778, where he learned about Bodysurfing (similar to this sport but without a board) and Bodyboarding. But it is in the north of Peru, where the first evidences of people practicing this sport 4000 years ago are found. These are found in one of the huacos (pre-Inca pottery) where a man is shown on something similar to a piece of wood that glides on the waves. This places the origins of this sport in South America, although it would be the Polynesians who centuries later would bring the taste for surfing to places like Hawaii.

[@sydney7793]

Breaks my heart that so many natives have died at the hands of cruel colonists who found them “sinful” and brought illness that killed so many. These fascinating, beautiful people and their culture amazes me. I can’t help but learn more. I find Polynesian and Maori culture so amazing. So incredibly complex and beautiful.

[@puhiuonu1683]

Thankyou you know Hawaiians donʻt really get to hear of other people that actually care. Iʻm very Happy you do.

[@sydney7793]

Kalahikiola Haverly I agree. They are all too often forgotten in the oppression they have suffered or others simply do not care. It is a shame. Hawaiians are a beautiful people and deserve respect!

[@jtiumproductions7629]

White people come to America and meet the natives Natives: here’s some of our food White settlers: even though this is no where near Asia we’re going to call you Indians Also everything you do is sinful and here’s some small pox

[@granta3044]

It was the actual sickness which the white folk brought that did the most damage. So many diseases.

[@leticiamoraisneto]

Welcome to the Europe man, that say that all different things beside their own are sinful. (Here in brazil, happened the same... native pp still fighting and dyeing here since the colonization around 1500 I love The Native culture from Polynesia 😍❤️ so beautiful! Like in the others countries that probably got lost our they are dead now)

[@laurenc3105]

THE ANIMATION AND THE COLOR SCHEME AAAAHHHHH

[@karlitodelacasa]

I like it.

[@artisamazing8479]

Whaz the matter?

[@wispy9859]

I get it, untitled inept artist. I can't craft art either.

[@mayfrasonsier]

There are some who are offended by the color scheme. But it doesn't bother me at all.

[@martinrodriguez4063]

Great

[@naosu87]

Thanks Ted-Ed. As a part Native Hawaiian it's great to see surfing's history explained. The only minor detail is the structure that the surfers are standing on at the end. It looks very similar to a Mayan temple. Hawaiians did not create structures like that. My guess is that the artist looked at remnants of ancient temples, or heiaus, and extrapolated that design merging it with Mayan temples.

[@okay4793]

Polynesians, such as Tongans, built Pyramids like that. Not sure if Hawaiians did as well, just pointing it out.

[@hawaiianheartbreakherstory_tm]

They are finally finding genetic ties between Hawaiians and mayans. The Mayan’s actually say they came from Hawaii. It’s interesting because South American facial features sometimes look more Semitic and Middle Eastern or sometimes they look more Polynesian, like the Olmec tribe.

[@astroash]

Man, tedEd really does videos on nearly everything.

[@RosheenQuynh]

That's why I subbed.

[@puhiuonu1683]

Only if they did a video on the unjust acts of the United States on Hawaiʻi instead of just the history of surfing. But I do enjoy their videos.

[@SMILEY5084]

A good chunk of history is just missionaries seeing something that is now relatively common and thinking it's a sin

[@YoungTheFish]

Ellie Donihue I laughed out loud when I heard that. Of course they did.

[@DecoyBlackMage]

And if all else fails, take that religions gods into your own, as demons or devils. examples: Baal, Belzebub Overall it was mostly a political practice in the end, what better way to start a propoganda war or rumors then claiming the other side worships devils or demons.

[@Pugpono]

Let’s add a new dynamic to this conversation. Do the previous comments apply to the religion of Pa’ao (a native of Tahiti) when he went to spread his religion to Hawai’i? Also, did he purposely combine religion and politics to control with his ideals?

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

missionary😉 😂

[@bornjusticerule5764]

Caucasian missionaries. let's not leave out that very important distinction.

[@toolguyslayer1]

Could you imagine a guy riding on a wave that is big enough to support a 20-foot board wow with no pollution no messed up coral perfect waves every time

[@maksymporokhnavets3608]

you are like 200 hundred years too late

[@toolguyslayer1]

@@maksymporokhnavets3608 the cold cruel reality bud but I'm still dreaming and I hope they don't turn into nightmareslike the Venice pipeline everyone thought they were going to circle pipeline but they were going to serve in a pipeline of sewage rrrr

[@TheRausing1]

the idea that anyone could see someone riding a wave and declare it a sinful act is just so saddening..

[@Disneydreamgirl33]

They were surfing to please pagan gods, and sometimes died in the process, including children The waves passed "judgement" This was considered a devalueing of human life This video is a super woke and anti white depiction of history

[@mikshinee87]

@@Disneydreamgirl33 GuinevesCastle, is the video anti white because it tells uncomfortable truths about the good ole USA, that it was built on a mountain of corpses? Most of the world knows this, Americans are the only ones deluding themselves.

[@BrandonWheelr]

@@Disneydreamgirl33 Recounting actual history is now "Anti white." White imperialists stole land from natives, assumed their religion to be superior, murdered the natives, and stole their land, all while denouncing their unique and beautiful tradition of surfing. And here you are defending the white imperialists and saying that educating the actual history is just being "super woke." Disgraceful.

[@profile1172]

@@BrandonWheelr Not in Hawaii. They legally sold land to foreigners after the government gave its own citizens two years to buy all the land up. I mean Im not white but literally all ideals you can think of literally came from Christianity. Humans rights, individualism, progress. Natives in hawaii were having wars that filled rivers up and made them red but ya know “like duuuude its all peace n love man”

[@profile1172]

@@Disneydreamgirl33 Thank you. I did not know that. Video gave no context n just made christians seem terrible when in reality in Ancient Hawaii there was so many rules that if you did something wrong you would be put to death. But they always gloss over it n make natives like total hippies like they are not humans

[@KostadinKody]

Who drew this? The art style is amazing!

[@cairologan3739]

credits at the end

[@durpddurke4633]

"Sport of kings" I'd pay to see all of the monarchs of today having a surfing competition. My money would go to Queen Elizabeth

[@AngelSamael]

You could probably have a good competition between the heirs to the throne.

[@pepepepe7550]

Da Dragon Durp I think I just saw you on another video

[@awfullygenericname6783]

Da Dragon Durp My money would be on Queen Elizabeth THE SECOND

[@AerisReyha]

+Rekoken my money on japan's princesses, Akishino Kiko, Akishino Kako, and Akishino Mako... 😉

[@ruzdaniellegarcia4774]

Game of thrones would have a surfing au instead. 😎

[@ikaikaxkeahi]

Us Hawaiians are proud people! Surfs up!!

[@EddVCR]

I’m so glad we live in an age when we are more aware of the origins of many things and paying due respect to the native cultures, including surfing. There was a movement to make surfing into a whites-only exclusive sport, and they even hosted surfing competitions in Hawaii in which nonwhite surfers weren’t allowed to compete. Talk about disrespect, just stomping in and treating where people lived like it’s now their playground, while claiming the native sport as their own, even going so far as to say the natives are doing it all wrong.

[@PowWowAnimations]

Anyone remember the movie Surf's Up?

[@hiderhip2174]

such a good movie, dont know why they made them penguins and not humans though lol

[@PowWowAnimations]

John Locke Yeah, but the second one was just awful.

[@RosheenQuynh]

@John Locke What's wrong with penguins? Not everything has to be about humans :P

[@Codiliabra]

Yep, memories

[@cinemarewind5397]

Worst film on the planet

[@HarriW]

This was on my english language GCSE paper so thanks for giving me the context and something to write about. You guys are the best

[@blackmill]

This was so amazing to learn about :o I didn't realize how much history was behind surfing

[@Moha-us8in]

Haha, I thought the title said suffering instead of surfing. You know, it would make an interesting video too.

[@TheMrsundaygamer]

Moha same

[@thienhao0910]

Me too 😂

[@0901강민재]

서핑이 내가 생각했던것보다 풍부하고 깊은 역사가 있는것이 재미있었습니다. 내가 가벼운 스포츠로 밖에 생각하지 않은 서핑의 깊은 역사를 배웠습니다. 좋은 영상 감사합니다.

[@KarolinoPetrolino]

This might be my most favorite TED-Ed animation art style so far! Soo beautiful, great video!

[@zeuchehcuez]

WOW the research!!! Kudos TED-Ed!!!

[@Dani5554]

5:15 "history's waves" is a very benevolent term for European colonialism and American imperialism

[@mathiaslaurence1006]

Socialist Squirtle Don't talk that loud. You might trigger them.

[@NathanGatten]

And American censorship

[@joeinsomniac3180]

Sounds like a perfectly neutral term to me.

[@snuffsaid1703]

Joe Insomniac Neutral for a huge amount of one sided attacks?

[@el-xb9ly]

Well they have to keep it neutral. It’s an education video, not a politics one, that was specifically talking about the history of surfing. It’s nicely fit. Besides, European colonialism and American imperialism was heavily implied otherwise.

[@kpaisan-m4h]

Thank you to the Hawaiian people and other Polynesians for the sport that saved me. Surfing changed my life in 1974.

[@mrfin02]

Don't worry bro

[@AishawithanEye]

This was really well animated. I both understood the VO better AND was delighted by its beauty.

[@OspreyVision]

Nicely done. I like the art work. You kept it simple and informative.

[@mbarekabbou6376]

beautifully explained thank you

[@racquelrobinson3030]

It always breaks my heart and bring tears to my eyes when I hear about what happened to the Polynesians. Although they aren't my 'blood' as someone from the Caribbean whose ancestor were slaves, it sickens me to the core to know what so called 'missionaries and god-people' did to those they did not understand. Imagine birthing your child then killing them so that they wouldn't suffer the same fate as you? Damn.

[@veritas88n4]

w...wha??

[@enzonavarro8550]

There is a Catholic Saint of ethiopian origins whose parents didn't want their child to have the same fate as them, because they were slaves in Italy. They avoided having one until their slaveholder said that if they had a child it would be free. It was 1526 when Saint Benedict was born, so you know what they have done to not have a child.

[@alexiscolby9415]

@sepulveda blvd just want to say cool name...Sepulveda blvd - whenver I was in LA would go to Manhattan Beach great memories

[@hardman666]

Thanks Ted-ed for making such a balanced video, and the Hawaiians for the sport and their effort to preserve their history dispite numerous attempts were made to suppress them.

[@ContinualImprovement]

Does this include surfing the web?

[@ygmarte5884]

Continual Improvement You again.

[@zionj104]

i dont believe so

[@bigstunna2049]

Of course

[@mathiaslaurence1006]

Bellicose Bambi Hymne to web-surfing.

[@jayfawn8478]

Subway surfer also beat my score 22M

[@TrueInvisible]

the animation was really great but you last statement is wrong the surfing rituals and special respect weren't forgotten by the history but rather were destroyed by the invaders

[@AyubuKK]

Exactly!

[@ChecedDomingcil]

Thank God that some people actually know about Hawaiian history. It's really annoying to try and hear people try to explain Hawaii. From Hawaii

[@RosheenQuynh]

Thanks to certain media like games and cartoons, surfing feels way too modern for me to comprehend that the sport is much older than once thought. I knew it had connections with Hawaii but like with tropes such as Surfer Dude, I assumed this was just a stereotype. But this is actually quite fascinating to me. Never would I have imagined it to be so richly based on cultural status. This definitely has given me some inspiration for a culture I've created for a story. As an added note, a character I am inexplicably infatuated with is pretty much a Surfer Dude... but I love him for it.

[@lkf8799]

LOVE the graphics! Such a great way to teach.

[@yepok5120]

Love it!!!! Please please please do more Polynesian videos.

[@dragom2009]

What is incredible is that it´s history is so recent.

[@AyubuKK]

I’ve always wanted to surf at least once in my life.

[@arcie3716]

This video did a pretty great job explaining surfing’s history

[@mounirbaroudi5890]

This was great you should do the history of lacrosse too

[@SABRINA-xy4gz]

Love love the animation!

[@iapr18]

"(...) by History's waves"? You mean by *greed*

[@limerence8365]

There's a story of how surfing came to Ireland. There was a lady who owned a hotel or hostel off the coast of Ireland somewhere. (I don't know when, me Ma told me this story) She went on holidays to America and saw surfing. She thought the waves there were nothing compared to ones off the coast of Ireland, so she brought home a few surf boards so the American tourists could use them at her hotel to go surfing in Ireland. Her kids found the surf boards and took them and started surfing all day which annoyed her cuz they weren't doing their chores. Now the water around Ireland is actually kind of dangerous and it's really cold. It's not just calm, lazy, beach fun so if you want come here and see some mad lads surfing then come along.

[@SustainableSurf]

Barry Britton and his brothers were those "kids" : kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6fFfJRoe7KpeJY

[@breakthroughscience-foreve4288]

I never considered surfing as something with an ancient cultural background. Thanks for the lesson :)

[@jcli1829]

It was George Freath who brought surfing back. Many dont know who he is. But a a very important man to all watermen. An Olympian swimmer, the first life guard at Huntington beach.

[@twinz8795]

I’m so sad because I grew up only knowing my history post christianity. But in the last year I’ve been so fascinated with the pacific history and the similarities we share across the Pacific Ocean because our ancestors sailed back and fourth as they pleased. However each pacific island lost a lot of their culture and knowledge due to missionaries.

[@allyrae9809]

Thanks for your neat videos

[@Marielmak]

Surfers from back in the day sound like surfers from today lol

[@simeonnewman7639]

mariel ivana You are EVERYWHERE.

[@SevenFootPelican]

Why do I see you everywhere..

[@BlakLotus]

This is my favorite animator for these ted-ed videos

[@claudiaaudino43]

pls do a video on the history of sicily i love your history videos and i think it would be a great topic!!

[@makiswarrior]

Sliding a wave removes our brains out of the ordinary and slips us into the extra ordinary of being there now. No more worries about mortgages or strife of being poor or rich. When you enter the domain of an ocean cylinder, that moment, those split seconds belong to the Zen part of just being. Period. ~Bill Hamilton

[@yeetcp5301]

this helped me a lot thanks

[@thekangawizard3955]

I know this might be a bit late, but in the video they mentioned surfing being practiced in ancient West Africa and I want to learn more about that, but can’t seem to find any information on the subject. Does anyone have any info on surfing in ancient/pre-colonial Africa on any part of the continent, or where I can learn more about it? Thanks in advance.

[@grappling.enthusiast]

Unfortunately, African surfing was not actually surfing, just confusion between canoeing and surfing.

[@Eliszzyy]

Awesome video! great work!

[@debraevans186]

Thank you for this history lesson Another hidden history That we never Learn The truth will always come to light Thank you again Peace 2018 Debra Evans

[@marceloliveira6212]

Amazing work!

[@TickedOffPriest]

So now Kahunas give out Z Crystals. That is much more practical.

[@NeoShameMan]

What about kamehameha ?

[@shortfuse875]

TickedOff Priest And your starter too

[@Pugpono]

Ha ha, yes!!! 😂

[@nalani5333]

that’s exactly what i thought 😂

[@mrykhinsss]

good job ! nice movie

[@newslayer]

How did I saw this early without seeing the subscription feed in the first place??

[@RafidW9]

newslayer3351 happened the same to me. but I'm glad it did. great stuff.

[@rodrikforrester6989]

did I see* but true

[@tomandaj1]

In the summer of 1885, David Kawananakoa, Edward Keli'iahonui and Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole introduced surfing to the world beyond Hawaii. They rode Santa Cruz waves. Crafted surfboards from our redwood lumber. When the brothers returned to Hawaii, they took their boards with them. This was the first time surfing was done on the US mainland.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

The only surf I know how to do is Surf 'n' Turf

[@ChristopherSchiotis]

paddle out... it will change your world

[@dave2018]

Sebastian Elytron 😂😂😂😂😂

[@RoystonPan]

It's fun and exhilarating. You should try it.

[@mercurialhypersprite9556]

I'm glad you covered the polynesian origins of surfing. But I got a Gruncle here who was really excited for you to cover things like the rise of surfing and surf rock youth subcultures in California, Australia, New Zealand in the '50s and Later South Africa; and stuff like the rise of Surfings Olympic history and it's major champions. You guys could've really gone all out with this.

[@caughtonce]

Damn, y they had to do hawaii like dat tho

[@ibi137]

Dude ! listen to Inavsion by Rebelution! It's a bop! Sums up what every European colonist did to every indigenous group ! all in the name of power and greed. :(

[@karthikthakur5221]

Animations of natives are so good !!

[@nikolaevkatesla3823]

0:27 WE NEED GO TO TAHITÍ I JUST NEED MORÉ MONEY, OR GO SURFING

[@mjgarrett9885ify]

The ancient sport of our forgotten kings .

[@acelynfury9992]

Thank you

[@lindseygonzalez5768]

This is a beautifully done history short on an amazing sport; brought on by an even more amazing culture. It deeply saddens me all that the colonist have done, the pieces of culture and life taken away. Thank you TED-Ed!

[@deaaqua86]

The animation is gorgeous.

[@ufa7429]

As a Polynesian I remember my white friend telling me that surfing was a white sport...i just thought she was right 😂

[@sweettoko995]

Its easy to say that considering 90% of all surfers are white. But 200 years ago, it was more on the Polynesian side

[@vidronin]

The animation is so special!

[@FloppaDoesMusic]

I've lived in Hawaii almost my whole life and I LOVED this! This was AWESOME. You guys NEED to do more stuff with Hawaiian history and myth! The history is awesome! Except for the European takeover, which should have NEVER happened!

[@InMaTeofDeath]

Only surfed once in my life but it was pretty badass, now I'm stuck surfin in counterstrike....

[@teddcuizon3964]

By the way Duke Kahanamoku was from Hawaii

[@erikpdesign]

OMGWAHH THE ARTSTYLE !!!!

[@ollynolly4592]

It amazed me every time how many things Europeans and Americans have spoiled for the rest of the world

[@carlflaherty9749]

I don’t think it’s fair to say it is ALL of Europe and America’s fault, I think it’s more colonialism’s fault.

[@bobbyferg9173]

Problem? *BLAME IT ON THE WHITES*

[@ifrazali3052]

Oli Joni Christians

[@AngelSamael]

Maybe it had a lull in Hawaii, but the "rest of the world"? Most of the world only knows about surfing because of Europeans.

[@Codiliabra]

LagiNaLangAko23 yeah, you see a lot in greece

[@adorabledork89]

🤩 WOW! I never knew so much about surfing before!! This was amazing 👏🏻

[@kanakattack4408]

The polynesians would have the most kickass navy

[@grappling.enthusiast]

Tongan empire actually ruled over thousands of islands.

[@shahad3181]

The art style is soooo prettyyyy

[@shaneegan6658]

Nice production but there is an integral chapter missing- more relevant than mentioning Peru & Africa. The Polynesian Culture began in Tonga. Surfing in Tonga was already an elitist activity of great cultural importance before being directly introduced to Hawai'i. Surfing in Tonga & Hawai'i shared a unique status unlike anywhere else in Polynesia. Surfing in Tonga is called fānifo and a surfboard is a papafānifo. Heke ngalu is also acknowledged as wave sliding like the Hawai'ian he'e nalu. Unfortunately the pre-history of surfing is always brushed over in this manner. Also where did you get that map of Australia?

[@grappling.enthusiast]

Surfing most likely was invented by Tongans.

[@RichArtLove]

Cool AF Graphics! Plenty To Be Stoked About Here!

[@cyyy]

Sounds about white

[@menehunebeachbumboogie8430]

Cyrus Khaleghi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 gwed one mate 👍

[@MementoMori_2070]

😂

[@itsyourboytatt1808]

lol

[@albenmurcia4716]

once you go white nothing else is right

[@JoeyPaone]

Cyrus Khaleghi I wonder what third world country you crawled out from

[@webderek]

You forgot to mention Tom Blake, the friend of Duke Kahanamoku. He put the first fin on a surfboard, in the 1920’s. He also invented the first hollow surfboard. He was from Wisconsin.

[@prodbyDxv]

I just thought surfing was trying not to wipeout on massive waves 😂

[@surfculturebali]

This super good video!!!

[@JustNaomi215]

It's such a shame how something so deeply rooted in spirituality and culture is now exploited.

[@goodpicklesoup]

Amazing animation as usual, and so much interesting history !!! Could you guys make a video about witches and the psychology of curses??? I know it's off topic for this video but it would be really interesting ^^ Keep up the awesome work!

[@nickhighland799]

This is so cool i was just wondering about this. My great grandpa was native Hawaiian and used to talk about his secret perfect surf spot, i think it was cliffside so he had to paddle out to it. Im not really a surfer so i don't know. This would have been probably in the 1930s and probably somewhere around Oahu. I would love to know where it was and see it but sadly he passed away in 2012. It's kind of crazy to think about people surfing this far back!

[@TheQuantumCreeper]

nick highland it’s never too late to carry on his legacy. A learner board can be cheap as chips on eBay or craigslist, and you’ll find that surfers are usually pretty open to people having a go and they’re always up for a chat! Just make sure you learn the rules before you paddle out!

[@puhiuonu1683]

Itʻs spelled Oʻahu Bro, Iʻm not trying to be rude or nothing itʻs just that ur Hawaiian and you represent me and my home. So spell it right.

[@TheQuantumCreeper]

Kalahikiola Haverly mate for someone trying to be nice. You just went about it in the most Dickish way imaginable. Why not “Wasn’t sure if you know or if it was a typo but it’s spelt O’ahu, good luck finding the spot!” See, how much nicer is that! It’s all about karma man, what goes around comes around so make sure you only give out good stuff.

[@puhiuonu1683]

Aye man your right, at first I guess I didnʻt realize it could be thought in that way. But then I did after my second time reading it and I tried to fix it but it just made it sound hella worse. Like, to be honest, this guy was just sharing a thoughtful and caring memory of his great grandpa and his Hawaiian ancestry and I just come along sounding like a but hole. Damn iʻm really sorry to the both of you. And to Nick Highland, I hope you can find the spot, and if you ever need to borrow a board I always have a spare. Also be proud that you are Hawaiian, you should have pride in it even though you donʻt live in Hawaiʻi or donʻt have a huge percentage of Hawaiian. Also Bro. represent your great grampa as best you can bro. he seemed like a true Hawaiian.

[@TheQuantumCreeper]

Kalahikiola Haverly good job apologising man, takes balls to own up to it like that! Even if you didn’t mean to sound bad in the first place! Good to know people like you still exist!

[@dougcargill6730]

You missed Prince Kalaniana’ole. He brought surfing to Santa Cruz CA in 1899. A beach is named after him on Waikiki.

[@nickstoli]

In college, I got into an argument with my roommate who insisted surfing was invented in California. This was before the internet, so we actually went to the library and looked it up in an encyclopedia. This might shock you, but neither of us was successful with the ladies.

[@reportedstolen3603]

That’s how the history gets buried.. luckily you’re someone who seeks truth

[@CynthiaBennett-r8i]

Inspiring.

[@adrianc2400]

*Starts chanting for good internet connection...*

[@moltycopper9650]

... just one more Ted Ed video... 25 videos later... okay, *one more* love your videos! It's a great way to wind down, and these videos also enlighten my interests. Do you have videos on the industrial revolution?

[@sambartosik-velez8439]

While surfing was thought to have first started in Hawaii and the Polynesian islands, there was recently substance evidence that indigenous people in peru were surfing long before Anyone else.

[@dalastkanakamaoli9058]

And not before polynesians but whatever believe what you want

[@MrDanielComum]

@@dalastkanakamaoli9058 3000-5000 years is enough??? There was 0 people in Hawaii and most polynesia at that time.

[@sweettoko995]

Polynesia and South America share alot of things if you look into it. It is believed that trade was prevalent between Polynesian voyagers and South American natives.

[@vindiesel564]

Ok buddy don’t do that It doesn’t matter who did it first

[@okay4793]

@@MrDanielComum Polynesians surfed before Hawaii was discovered

[@karlitodelacasa]

Beautiful animation, mahalo !

[@cannae920]

As a non-European/American, I want to say that by no means were the Europeans alone in harming native cultures. I noticed a lot of people antagonizing them as destroyers of cultures. Yes, due to the power put in their hands, they were the ones to do it to the largest degree. However, conquest and suppression have been a global pattern, and any other peoples would have destroyed others' cultures as the Europeans had if they were put in the same situation. So I just want to make sure the whole cultural destruction thing isn't associated wholly with race.

[@RaymondTr3]

Seita Tsutsumi thanks

[@belisarius1]

Yeah in fact Japanese was part of the colonization effort of the Pacific. LOL Taiwan, Okinawa, Micronesia just to name a few islands groups.

[@cannae920]

belisarius1 A decent sized portion of China, too. Although they didn't really stay long enough in any if these places to have as much impact as the Europeans had on the subjects' cultures.

[@melanieortiz712]

In the case of the whole western hemisphere yes it is. White Europeans decimated, invaded, and still illegally occupy our indigenous lands.

[@heyjude8258]

This guys voice relaxes me

[@dolbyderringer2225]

Ironically nearly the ENTIRE surfing world is White- thus supporting the Blonde stereotype where once it began from swarthier cultures. Nowadays non whites who love to surf are shunned as outsiders in a blonde world from the snobbish beach communities of Newport Beach CA to the Gold Coast of Australia. Ever been to a surf industry event and notice that it is EXCEEDINGLY White? Look at the WSL, how integrated are they? Surfing has morphed into an exclusionary White sport despite its beginnings. It's so Blonde that people can't even imagine that it was originally invented by dark haired people's of the Pacific. Up and coming pros who don't look Blonde enough don't have very celebrated careers in surfing. Funny how Whites bought up all CA coastal properties, jacked the real estate up to be worth millions, then their offspring rule the beaches for a "locals only" policy. The native Hawaiians unwittingly welcomed Colonialism and now the Blondes defend THEIR beaches and industry from outside 'invaders.' Dark haired Brazilians are dominating the WSL top ten spots these days, winning world titles but they arent highly regarded by the Orange County blonde 'elites' There is a strong level of exclusive White brotherhood in the surfing world as it stands today. First they took the Hawaiian Islands, then coastal property, then created their own brands along with the Public Relations or FACE of the sport, thus creating an elitist exclusive industry to come full circle. 'Giving Back' is a term used in the industry alot but where is the give? Seems like all take.

[@ikaikaxkeahi]

Proud to be a Hawaiian and a practitioner of the ancient sport of my people.

[@alexpodgaets5658]

There are a lot of reasons to be proud when you come from The Only islandic nation that prevailed over all parties in the age of geographical discoveries and remained independent and free till the more civilized times! The fact you're proud of such a peaceful thing as surfing gives you an honour

[@alexpodgaets5658]

@Deutsches Brot - German Bread you need to read up. St Petersburg museum is a good place to start

[@ikaikaxkeahi]

Alex Podgaets Mahalo! (Thank you) for the kind words, some people really are just an empty can making a lot of noise nowadays like this person. E ola (God bless).

[@alexpodgaets5658]

​@Deutsches Brot - German Bread I'm afraid I haven't met any hostility at all in my three visits - not a hint not once

[@alexpodgaets5658]

@@ikaikaxkeahi I try to educate people about Hawai'i on role-playing festival games. This summer it seems a game will be rather local due to travel constrants, but in the next two years we're hoping to go international - VI century and XIX century respectively. Usually such games are based on Hawaiian legends lore, while our specialty is history

[@blueshanks1]

Did they surf as a mode of transport between countries?

[@giorgiodellapiane1503]

Yes, they would sometimes catch waves and ride them all the way to a different country. There are records of Hawaiian islanders catching waves from Hawaii to California and then a couple of days later catching another wave back. Europeans were surprised with how quickly they could move from country to country, while their boats were much slower.

[@Yashahiro_]

Giorgio Dellapiane no they wouldn't, you can't just catch waves and travel, you can only do that about a mile out to sea, then you need to use a sail, like they did.

[@Yashahiro_]

Giorgio Dellapiane and I've lived in Hawaii all my life, and I have never once heard of the ancient Hawaiians "surfing" to other countries

[@blueshanks1]

Crystal Clod I think he's just being a sarcastic troll

[@destro420kush]

I like this art style

[@ponokealii]

It's not complicated at all, Hawaiians invented and perfected He'e Nalu... PERIOD! "Africa and Peru"? C'mon bro', just because a fishing boat or two was inadvertantly caught up and dragged to shore by a rogue wave doesn't mean that Africans and Peruvians have ANY role in the invention of the Hawaiian sport of he'e nalu.

[@grappling.enthusiast]

Exactly. Polynesians have been practising surfing for thousands of years in Tonga and Samoa, before it was brought over to Hawaii where they pioneered and perfected the sport.

[@adorafall7004]

MORE RIDDLES PLEASEEE

[@diegob6102]

In Latin America, everyone knows surfing originated in Peru not in Hawaii. That is interesting. I was taught that surfing was spread from Peru to Polynesia.

[@grappling.enthusiast]

You were taught wrong. Surfing is riding waves on a surfboard, long and narrow boards designed for riding waves. Peruvians paddle boarded, they didn't surf.

[@prejo]

Surfing was introduce in Peru in the 1900’s