beachboys
Lionized and mythologized band of easygoing Hawaiian surfer/waterman/hustlers who worked and lounged on the beach at Waikiki in the early and middle 20th century. The beachboy was both a cause and byproduct of the booming Hawaiian tourist trade; he earned a living primarily by lifeguarding and giving surf lessons and canoe rides, and spent his free time surfing, swimming, fishing, and playing musi...
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Waikiki BeachboysSubscribe to view
Tough Bill Keaweamahi (left) and Chick Daniels (right), 1929Subscribe to view
Hui Nalu club, around 1915Subscribe to view
Elvis Presley playing a beachboy in Blue Hawaii, 1961Subscribe to view
Beach boy, 1927Subscribe to view
Waikiki beachboys, early 1950sSubscribe to view
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Waikiki Beachboys
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Tough Bill Keaweamahi (left) and Chick Daniels (right), 1929
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Hui Nalu club, around 1915
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Elvis Presley playing a beachboy in Blue Hawaii, 1961
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Beach boy, 1927
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Waikiki beachboys, early 1950s