... than five feet were found. The similarities between Hawaii and Tahiti surfing are not a coincidence, but a connection. Many surf legends made trips to both countries and brought along their surf culture to infuse the two. Surfing took a jumpstart from these two countries, yet the biggest catalyst to modern surfing was not a country. A Hawaiian by the name of Duke Kahanamoku and many ... ocean freely in the late 1800s. They won that right and sea bathing was on the rise. No time could have been better for Duke to bring the surfboard into Australian culture. Duke by then was an internatio...

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• Grade Level: High School

... than five feet were found. The similarities between Hawaii and Tahiti surfing are not a coincidence, but a connection. Many surf legends made trips to both countries and brought along their surf culture to infuse the two. Surfing took a jumpstart from these two countries, yet the biggest catalyst to modern surfing was not a country. A Hawaiian by the name of Duke Kahanamoku and many ... ocean freely in the late 1800s. They won that right and sea bathing was on the rise. No time could have been better for Duke to bring the surfboard into Australian culture. Duke by then was an internatio...

• Word Count: 1121
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... than five feet were found. The similarities between Hawaii and Tahiti surfing are not a coincidence, but a connection. Many surf legends made trips to both countries and brought along their surf culture to infuse the two. Surfing took a jumpstart from these two countries, yet the biggest catalyst to modern surfing was not a country. A Hawaiian by the name of Duke Kahanamoku and many ... ocean freely in the late 1800s. They won that right and sea bathing was on the rise. No time could have been better for Duke to bring the surfboard into Australian culture. Duke by then was an internatio...

• Word Count: 1122
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School