Duke Kahanamoku Invitational
Annual surfing meet held on Oahu's North Shore, usually at Sunset Beach, from 1965 to 1984; named in honor of Hawaiian surfing pioneer and Olympic gold medal swimmer Duke Kahanamoku; regarded until the mid-'70s as surfing's premier competition. The Duke event was developed by Kimo McVay, Honolulu entrepreneur and Kahanamoku's manager, partly as a marketing device for the just-opened Duke Kahanamok...
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1966 Duke Invitational, Sunset BeachSubscribe to view
1965 Duke Invitational, Sunset BeachSubscribe to view
1982 winner Ken BradshawSubscribe to view
1970 Duke winner Jeff Hakman. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
1983 Duke winner Dane Kealoha. Photo: Warren BolsterSubscribe to view
1973 Duke, left to right: ABC's Jim McCay, Clyde Aikau, Reno Abellira. Photo: Dan MerkelSubscribe to view
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1966 Duke Invitational, Sunset Beach
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1965 Duke Invitational, Sunset Beach
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1982 winner Ken Bradshaw
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1970 Duke winner Jeff Hakman. Photo: Jeff Divine
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1983 Duke winner Dane Kealoha. Photo: Warren Bolster
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1973 Duke, left to right: ABC's Jim McCay, Clyde Aikau, Reno Abellira. Photo: Dan Merkel