Explanation of Script and Poetry
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“Out of water I was nothing”
Orientation
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Surfer of the Century, Olympic medalist, actor in 28 Hollywood films, inducted into both the swimming and surfing halls of fame, sheriff of Honolulu, ocean rescue hero also stevedore, surveyor and city hall janitor.
Also known as ‘the Bronzed Duke’ ‘the Human Fish’ ‘the Duke’ or ‘the Big Kahuna’, Duke Kahanamoku was born on August 24th, 1890 in Honolulu. One of 9 children. His family was full-blooded Hawaiians and descendants of royalty, despite this as a dark skinned person duke was regularly denied service at restaurants and hotels.
Event 1
Duke was a natural at all water related activities. He broke the 50-yard freestyle American record and the 100-yard world record, by more than 4 seconds in 1911. In the 1912 Sweden Olympics, he won gold and silver medal in the freestyle. In 1920, he won 2 more gold medals in the freestyle. In 1924, Olympics when he was 34 years of age he won a silver medal. At 42 they said “duke can still swim as fast as he could at 21”
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In 1910, he was known as the world’s best surfer. Riding a longer board and doing tricks like standing on his head as he approached the beach. He held expeditions to introduce surfing to the world, his expeditions attracted thousands of people. In 1914, he taught the east coast of America about surfing he then headed to Australia and New Zealand in the later years.
Poetry
It's not the waves you catch,
How hard or how strong.
It's the wind in your hair,
The ocean's