Miranda, Dino

Longboard surfer from Makaha, Oahu; winner of the 1997 World Longboard Championships. Miranda was born (1964) and raised in Makaha, and began surfing in the early 1970s in Waikiki, with informal instruction from ageless senior surfer Rabbit Kekai. At 26, Miranda switched from shortboards to longboards. The finals of the 1997 longboard titles, held in punishing 12-foot surf at Makaha, saw Miranda m...