Kealoha, Dane
Glowering power surfer from Honolulu, Hawaii; world-ranked #2 in 1980, remembered as the best tuberider of his generation, and often credited as inventor of the "pigdog" tuberiding stance. Kealoha was born (1958) and raised in Honolulu, the son of a pure-blooded Hawaiian carpenter father. He tried surfing for the first time at age ten at Waikiki, accompanied by his father; after wiping out on his ...
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Dane Kealoha, Tavarua, 1986Subscribe to view
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Dane Kealoha, 1980s Stubbies winner, Burleigh Heads. Photo: Peter CrawfordSubscribe to view
Dane Kealoha, 1979. Photo: Duane IkedaSubscribe to view
Dane Kealoha, Off the Wall, 1981. Photo: Don KingSubscribe to view
(L to R) Shaun Tomson, Jack O'Neill, Reno Abellira, Dane Kealoha, early 1980s O'Neill Wetsuits adSubscribe to view
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Dane Kealoha, Tavarua, 1986
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Dane Kealoha
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Dane Kealoha, 1980s Stubbies winner, Burleigh Heads. Photo: Peter Crawford
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Dane Kealoha, 1979. Photo: Duane Ikeda
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Dane Kealoha, Off the Wall, 1981. Photo: Don King
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(L to R) Shaun Tomson, Jack O'Neill, Reno Abellira, Dane Kealoha, early 1980s O'Neill Wetsuits ad