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Duke Kahanamoku

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Duke Kahanamoku
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“Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku was a Hawaiian competition swimmer, lifeguard, and popularizer of the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He lived to see the territory's admission as a state and became a United…”
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Atlas ObscuraFeb 3

Bailey House in Wailuku, Hawaii

Prior to burning down in the 2023 Lahaina fire, the Baldwin Home claimed to be the oldest building on Maui, dating to 1834 or 1835. The problem with that claim is that the Bailey House in Wailuku predates it by just one or two years! Both were originally built by missionaries invited to Hawaii on the bequest of the country's king and chiefs. However, the Bailey House itself was actually a missi…

legendary surfer, owned redwood surfboard

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  • Bailey HouseMuseummission school, now museum run by Maui Historical Society
  • Duke KahanamokuPlacelegendary surfer, owned redwood surfboard
  • Baldwin HomeMuseumclaimed to be oldest building on Maui, dating to 1834
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