What famous surfers are from Hawaii?

Answer 1

Jeff Clark (USA) discovered Mavericks and rode it alone for 15 years before it became a known spot. Ian Cairns (Aus) One of the Bronzed Aussies Pat Curren (USA) Tom Curren's father, and 1950s North Shore pioneer Tom Curren (July 3, 1964), (USA) Three times World Champion and Style Guru. [4] Corky Carroll Tom Carroll (November 26, 1961), (Aus) Two times World Champion and Power Surfer. [5] Owl Chapman (Haw) 1960s & 1970s soul-surfer and Maalaea master Ashley Cheadle, (Aus) with Billabong Greg Cipes (USA) actor and professional surfer. Haydon Clarke (AUS) renowned Australian surfer, 3 time winner of the coastal watch sunshine coast tour and winner of the 2006 beach beat tour. Nathan Cool, renowned surf forecaster and Ventura California longboarder Ross Clarke-Jones (Aus) First non-Hawaiian to win the Eddie Aikau. Laura Blears Ching younger sister of Jimmy Blears, daughter of Wrestling legend Lord Blears, won title of Hawaii's number one amateur female surfer, won the women's division in 1972 Makaha Invitational Surfing competition, became only female to compete in the Smirnoff men's championship in 1973, took part the following year with six other women and won title of world's number one lady surfer (same year she married Bonn Ching and later divorced -had one son, Dylan)- Appeared in Playboy's July 1975 issue in six page pictorial titled "Super Surfer", surfing nude. Mike Cruickshank (surfer) (February 18, 1958) U.S. Amateur Boys Champion 1972, 1986 Bud Pro Tour Champion. (First cover shot on Surfing Mag of Lower Trestles left shot by Larry "Flame" Moore) (First to put Teahupoo in video "TV Dinners" by Gotcha Sportswear) and that was only a few!!

Answer 2

Herman Frazier gold medalist 1976 Olympics 4 x 400 meter relay. See link below for more famous people from Hawaii.

The most famous and most important was Duke Kahanamoulu with three Olympic Gold and two Olympic Silver medals. He spent his post Olympic years promoting surfing and as the Sheriff of Oahu.