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Surfing and feasting define native Hawaiians life
The piece compares surfing at Waikiki to baseball in the United States, noting Hawaiians excel in the water and locals ride boards for quarter mile waves. It describes canoe surfing, luau customs with flower leis, and leisure as a cultural hallmark alongside Japanese and Chinese labor in sugar fields.
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Hawaii
United States
Honolulu
Hilo
Aikiki
Stockholm
Waikiki
Kamehameha
Rica