Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890 - 1968)

Born 24 Aug 1890 in Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii

Husband of Nadine (Alexander) Kahanamoku — married 2 Aug 1940 in Kailua, Maui, Hawaii, United States

Died 22 Jan 1968 at age 77 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii

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Biography

Duke Kahanamoku is Notable.

Duke was born in 1890 ^[1]. Duke competed as a swimmer in four Olympic Games, winning five medals. He won the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle event in 1912 and and a silver medal with the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He defended his gold in 1920 and won gold in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay that year. He won a silver medal during the 1924 Olympics in Paris, with the gold going to Johnny Weissmuller and the bronze to Duke's brother, Samuel Kahanamoku. At age 34, this was Kahanamoku's last Olympic medal. He also was an alternate for the U.S. water polo team at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

He is credited for introducing surfing to the world.

He registered for the draft for WWI ^[2]

He passed away in 1968. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2002, the US Postal Service issued a stamp in his honor. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Hawaii, Births and Baptisms, 1843-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:7R92-4LN2 : 13 December 2019), Entry for Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, 24 Aug 1890; citing Birth, Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Hawaii State Department of Health, Honolulu.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MV4-V1ML : 31 December 2021), Entry for Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB7V-PT1 : 11 January 2021), Duke Kahanamoku, Jan 1968; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Duke Kahanamoku Famous memorial
   Birth: 24 Aug 1890 Waikiki, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.
   Death: 22 Jan 1968 (aged 77) Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.
   Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea, Specifically: Ashes scattered near Waikiki.
   Find A Grave: Memorial #5812403
   Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5812403/duke-kahanamoku: accessed 28 July 2022), memorial page for Duke Kahanamoku (24 Aug 1890–22 Jan 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5812403, ; Maintained by Find a GraveCremated, Ashes scattered at sea, who reports a Ashes scattered near Waikiki.
5. ↑ MJ Meredith and Joan Flintoft, "People and Places of the Pacific: 37-cent Duke Kahanamoku stamp," National Postal Museum.

See also:

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 1836; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241836
• Wikipedia: Duke Kahanamoku