1955 Makaha International Surfing Championships
Winner(s):
Rabbit Kekai, Ethel Kukea, Alan Gomes, Ed Blackout Whaley, Nancy Boyd
Governing Body:
Waikiki Surf Club, Waianae Lions Club
NOTE: This event was actually held in early 1956. Because there were two Makaha Championship contests in 1956, the first four iterations of the event are listed as having taken place in the year before they actually occurred.
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"Downing, Ethel Kukea Retain Paddling Titles," Honolulu Advertiser, Jan 16, 1956
George Downing and Ethel Kukea, both of the Waikiki Surf Club, successfully defended their surfboard paddling championships as the International Surfing Meet opened at Makaha y...