Making Waves in Waikiki: Hawaii's Surfing Heritage

hawaiitravel-story.blogspot.co… — The Hawaiians are credited with being the fathers of surfing, and are known to have practiced the sport as early as the 15th century AD. The Hawaiian name for surfing "He'enalu" - can be translated as wave sliding. During its early history, surfing was taken as a sacred practice and only those with a high social status could take part; in other wor