History of the Surfing in Hawaii
Surfing was first discovered in Hawaii in 1778 by Captain Cook when he explored the Hawaiian Islands. Although it is thought that surfing had been around for centuries before. In 1779 surfing was the backbone to the Hawaiian culture, it was layered into there society religion and myth of the islands. At this time surfing was mainly practiced by the Chiefs also known as Ali'i. The towns people surfed too but there was a priority for the chief to catch waves. Although, this European contact was not all good. With the Europeans came sicknesses, disease and the missionaries. This caused Hawaii's surf culture to go into a 150 year decline. During this time surfing and the culture that came with it was forgotten. Throughout the 1800's there were limited surfers who were concentrated on the South shore of Oahu and parts of the other island. It wasn't till about 1908 when OCC was formed that surfing really took off again. Since 1908 Hawaii has been the forefront for pioneers of modern surfing from Duke Kahanamoku to John John Florence. Although Hawaii is now the surfing Capitol of the world we still do not recognize the early cultural value of it.
Paulowina wood:
Pailowina wood is a wood that is indeginous to Eastern Asia. It is a soft light wood which makes extremely easy to work and shape. This makes it very appealing for use of wooden surfboards. On top of that it grows at a whopping rate of 2ft a year, when cut it can regrow from the same stump at that rate too. It also is semi-water resistant , making it even more attractive. (Paulowina.com)
Pailowina wood is a wood that is indeginous to Eastern Asia. It is a soft light wood which makes extremely easy to work and shape. This makes it very appealing for use of wooden surfboards. On top of that it grows at a whopping rate of 2ft a year, when cut it can regrow from the same stump at that rate too. It also is semi-water resistant , making it even more attractive. (Paulowina.com)