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HI SR208
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kurt Fevella
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AI Summary
- Recognizes September 2nd of each year as Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana Day in Hawaii in honor of the iconic surfer and lifeguard born September 2, 1935
- Keaulana won the Makaha International surf contest in 1960 and is regarded as one of the world's best bodysurfers, with six top-four finishes at Makaha between 1957 and 1965
- Served as Makaha's chief lifeguard starting in 1969 for over two decades, earning the honorary title "Mayor of Makaha" and a statue in front of the Makaha library
- Served as steersman on the 1976 first voyage of the Hokulea to Tahiti and was inducted into the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation Hall of Fame in 2010
- Designation is not a state holiday; certified copy to be transmitted to the Governor
Legislative Description
Recognizing September 2nd As Richard "buffalo" Keaulana Day.
Last Action
Referred to TCA.
3/12/2025
Committee Referrals
Transportation and Culture and the Arts3/12/2025
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