History of Surfing Talk-UHH 11/21 2pm-3:30

[Carey]

Email notice:"

The Kipuka Native Hawaiian Student Center Eia Hawaii Lecture for the
month of November will feature Dr. Isaiah Walker author of, Waves of
Resistance: Surfing and History in Twentieth Century Hawaii, the
history of modern surfing from a Hawaiian perspective. Born and
raised in Hilo, Isaiah received his Ph.D. in History from the
University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently a professor
and department chair in the History Department at Brigham Young
University-Hawaii and was an instructor in the UH Hilo History
Department from 2005-2006.

The presentation will be on Friday, November 21, 2014, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
in UCB 127 followed by a book signing of Waves of Resistance. The
book will be available for purchase at $25.

A flyer of the scheduled Eia Hawai'i lectures can be found at

http://kipuka.uhh.hawaii.edu/images/eiah...ll2014.jpg
."

ADD: I tried to activate the hotlink, but may need to copy & paste the link...
The lecture series is on the main Hilo campus UCB rm 127 (enter the Main gate entrance off of Kawilli. the UCB is the 3 story building just to the left of the entrance...unfortunately parking fees apply at 3pm, UCB is also a few steps up from the new/old UHH bus stop.

[flyingsurfer]

Do you have an address for this.

[Tink]

I am grateful of Queen Kapa'olanis nephews for bringing surfing culture to the mainland Pacific Coast when vacationing in Santa Cruz, circa 1885. I believe the Bishop has two redwood boards made while on vacation on mainland? This seems like a good lecture/presentation.

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[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

It's not Hawaii, but these are definitely Waves of Resistance, like Dr. Walker titled his book. A different type of resistance however.

Local conditions can get rough, but nothing quite like these waves in Buffalo, NY during the blizzard a few days ago. Not sure if there's a word to adequately describe it.
Craggy?
Serrated?
http://digg.com/video/snow-surfers-buffalo

[pam jones]

Are you sure about that time span? It can't be much of a talk if it is really only an hour and a half! My husband is no author but he could probably spend that much time on a single decade of surf history. It is so much richer and more complex than many landlubbers would ever know. Obviously, Hollyweird hasn't done the sport any justice, for the most part. Perhaps this "history talk" is just a really condensed, cliff notes version of the authors perspective. In any case I hope it is informative and interesting to the audience.

[snorkle]

Surfing, of course, was originally developed by the Kanaka Maoli.

Modern surfing has ironically been greatly influenced by the military and space industries.

Surfing aerospace designers in the 30's and 40's started using modern composite materials in board construction.

The "Surf Forcast" industry grew out of the need for accurate conditions for the D-Day landing in Europe.

There's a good article in "Free Surf" magazine (available in surf shops-free)about Kapoho surfer/designer/builder Gary Young, who has replaced the glass cloth used in board construction with fibrous woods like albizia and beautiful native Koa to make really beautiful and functional boards.

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