1849: “TRUELY A FAMOUS AND ANIMATING DIVERSION,” EXCERPT FROM "TRAVELS IN THE SANDWICH AND SOCIETY ISLANDS," BY SAMUEL S. HILL

British travel writer Samuel Hill spent six months in Hawaii, starting in December 1848, and visited areas well off the beaten track, including the Keauhua village on the Big Island, where Hill was introduced to surfing. As noted by surf historian Patrick Moser, Hill's observation as to the level of engagement here with the ancient sport suggests that "while surfriding had declined in the areas po...

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