Hawaii, 1890: This Is the First Known Photograph Ever Taken of a Surfer! | Vintage Everyday

Dating back to 1890 this is perhaps the first photo ever taken of a surfer. The muscled Hawaiian beach man is photographed wearing a traditional loin cloth and shown standing in the shallows holding his rudimentary board. The original owner and the photographer are not known. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Surfing rituals and the sport itself continued […]

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Documentary to tell story of all-black Army unit that protected Hawaii in WWII | Hawaii News Now

By Jim Mendoza, Hawaii News Now HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – During World War II, the 369th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment made up entirely of African-American soldiers was stationed in Hawaii. The troops hailed from New York and were known as the Harlem Rattlers. “I think it is a human interest story,” Monmouth University professor Nancy Mezey said. […]

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