Here’s another bit of island history found at the bottom of a box of my dad’s assorted papers.
It’s the program for the First Annual Lahaina Invitational Surfboard Paddling Races, dated June 11, 1960. Sponsored by the Maui Surf Club, Puunene, Maui. Click on the front cover to browse through the program.
It’s in poor condition because the color from the red cover leached through the interior pages. So cover ink plus normal aging let you know that this is 50 years old.
There’s also a handwritten cover letter from the event’s general chairman, Teruo Uchimura, to my father, John M. Lind, founder of the Waikiki Surf Club.
Inside the program is a brief history of surfing on Maui, tracing its modern history to the Hookipa Surfriders Club formed in 1935. The club held monthly meetings at Hookipa Park, and the county built surfboard lockers to hold 50 boards. Surfboard paddling races were held in Kahului Harbor on Kamehameha Day in 1939, and again in 1959 when surfing began a new revival.
There are also great advertisements for Maui businesses, some of which are still serving the island 50 years later.
Here’s a nice photo from the program, captioned “Maui Surfers”.
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Great surfing history and a terrific picture of Buffalo Keaulana.
Teruo Uchimura is my great uncle. It was so nice to see this pamphlet and that hand written letter from him. I cant believe I found such interesting family history. And that he was a big name in maui’s surfing. If you have any additional Info on Him could you please email it to me.
Thank you
Casandra
I found my grandpas surfing pictures (my grandpa was one of the original hookipa surfriders club member) within those pictures I found your great uncles pictures of himself. If your interested in copies I can email you if you want to. Corey
My Grandpa was one of the original hookipa surfriders club member. That’s a great find.