SURFING WAS FIRST BROUGHT HERE
BY HAWAIIAN PRINCES
During the Summer of 1885, three young Hawaiian princes
rode the waves ay the mouth of the San Lorenzo River
on redwood planks they ordered cut in the shape of
old surfboards by the local timber mill.
[bas relief of the three princes]
H.M. Queen Kapi'olani's nephews:
H.R.H. Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole
H.R.H. Prince David La'amea Kahalepouli Kawananakoa
H.R.H. Prince Edward Abnel Keliiahonui
While attending St. Matthew's Hall Military School
in San Mateo, stayed during their vacations with the
Swan family in Santa Cruz and started a craze by
bringing for the first time the royal Hawaiian sport
of surfing to the Pacific Coast of the Americas.
A gift to the City of Santa Cruz from the
Kawananakoa and Marignoli families.
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