Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1918 — WHY KAHANAMOKU IS A DUKE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WHY KAHANAMOKU IS A DUKE

Champion Hawaiian Swimmer Has No Other Ducal Domain Than the Surf at Waikiki. “While Duke Kahanamoku comes of a very fine Hawaiian family, he has no claim to a title of any sort, except that of champion swimmer,” says a New York writer. “We may be able to shed a little light on the subject of the duke’s royal lineage and the origin of his title. Some years ago, when Kahanamoku came here for the first time and swain In the New York Athletic club tank, we watched the bronzed Kanaka with great Interest. We were sitting next to

one of the Wltffingtons of Harvard—who hail from Hawaii. Withlngton had come all the way from Cambridge to see the duke swim. •“What is Kahanamoku the duke of?’ we asked Withlngton, and he laughed. •* 'He is the duke of Waikiki,’' he replied. ‘He has no ducal domain other than the surf at Waikiki. You know Waikiki Is the Coney Island of Honolulu. Kahanamoku was bred In the surf and first earned his living and came to prominence as a surf rider for the entertainment of the tourists. He became a general favorite and somebody nicknamed him the duke of Waikiki. In time he became Just the tjnke His real first name is Pahoa.* "

Duke Kahanamoku.