Kaopuiki, Joseph "Scooter Boy"
Kinetic high-performance surfer from Honolulu, Hawaii; sometimes thought of as the original hot-dogger. "For sheer skill and athletic talent, the guy was fabulous," big-wave pioneer Wally Froiseth recalled. "He did whatever he felt like doing, whenever he felt like doing it." Joseph Kaopuiki was born (1911) in Halawa Valley, Molokai, moved with his family to Honolulu at age six, and two years lat...
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Scooter Boy Kaopuiki, 1953. Photo: Clarence MakiSubscribe to view
Joseph Kaopuiki, top row center, 1936 football teamSubscribe to view
Scooter Boy Kaopuiki and Sandy. Photo: Bud BrowneSubscribe to view
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Joseph "Scooter Boy" Kaopuiki
Scooter Boy Kaopuiki, 1953. Photo: Clarence Maki
Joseph Kaopuiki, top row center, 1936 football team
Scooter Boy Kaopuiki and Sandy. Photo: Bud Browne
Scooter Boy Kaopuiki, Waikiki. Photo: Bud Browne
Scooter Boy Kaopuiki, Makaha. Photo: Clarence Maki