Duke Kahanamoku's Funeral
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1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Thousands gathered on the beach in Waikiki to pay tribute to Hawaii's most famous citizen Duke Kahanamoku.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
One of Duke's Boys, Tom O'Brian, who was on Duke's undefeated paddling crew in the 1940s, waits alongside their canoe, the Leilani, with beach boy Rabbit Kekai to take Duke to his final resting place.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Duke's undefeated Outrigger Canoe Club paddling crew from the 1940s, wait alongside their canoe, the Leilani, to take his ashes to their final resting place in the ocean off Waikiki Beach and his long-time home the Outrigger Canoe Club.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Duke's funeral drew politicians, celebrities, surfers, paddlers and his many friends to Waikiki Beach for his beach boy send off.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Thousands of Duke's friends mobbed Waikiki Beach to pay tribute to the four-time Olympian and be part of his final send off. In the white shirts are beach boy Harry Robello and actor Zulu (Gilbert Kauahi).
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Duke's Boys, his undefeated Outrigger Canoe Club paddling crew from the 1940s, wait to take his ashes out to their final resting place in the ocean off Waikiki. Kneeling in front of them is beachboy Rabbit Kekai.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
One of Duke's Boys from the Outrigger Canoe Club places a lei around their canoe, the Leilani, before taking Duke's ashes out to sea for scattering.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Waiting for the flotilla to take Duke's ashes out to the ocean, were Duke's friends and fellow Outrigger Canoe Club members Gay Harris, Charles Martin and Toots Minvielle, the founder of the Molokai to Oahu canoe race (now known as the Molokai Hoe).
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Waiting for the flotilla to take Duke's ashes out to the ocean, were Duke's friends and fellow Outrigger Canoe Club members Gay Harris, Charles Martin and Toots Minvielle, the founder of the Molokai to Oahu canoe race (now known as the Molokai Hoe).
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Duke's Boys, led by Tom O'Brien, Thad Ekstrand and Charlie Martin, carry the Leilani canoe down to the water to scatter Duke's ashes. Duke was the coach and steersman of the crew Duke's Boys who went undefeated in the senior men in the 1940s.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku's Funeral
Duke's crew of undefeated paddlers from the 1940s, carry his ashes out to sea for scattering after his funeral at Waikiki Beach. In seat one is Tom O'Brien and in Duke's seat steering is Outrigger Canoe Club President Tom Arnott who was also one of Duke's Boys.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Duke's brother Sarge Kahanamoku and Beach Boy John Merrett watch as Duke's ashes are scattered at sea.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Outrigger Canoe Club members held their own celebration of Duke's life after the Waikiki ceremony.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Outrigger Canoe Club members prepare their canoes for the ash scattering ceremony for Duke Kahanamoku.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Duke's Boys pause in front of the Outrigger Canoe Club after the ceremony.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
Outrigger Canoe Club members take off in canoes and on surfboards to scatter the ashes of beloved member Duke Kahanamoku.
1968 Duke Kahanamoku Funeral
