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Surfer David Nuuhiwa Sr. dies

David Nuuhiwa Sr., father of surfing great David Nuuhiwa and

legendary spiritual leader of the surfing world, died Friday, Jan.

21, following a battle with cancer.

Nuuhiwa Sr., born in 1925, had been inducted on Dec. 10 into the

Surfers’ Hall of Fame in front of Huntington Surf and Sport.

A Hawaiian legend and martial arts teacher, he was honored for his

commitment to the “spirit of surfing and its Hawaiian origins.” He

had blessed several surfing-related events in Surf City, including

the U.S. Open of Surfing.

“He is a surfing legend,” Huntington Surf and Sport owner Aaron

Pai said following the induction ceremony.

Nuuhiwa Sr. was scheduled to be part of a class inducted into the

Hall of Fame during a summertime ceremony during the 2005 U.S. Open

of Surfing, but due to his relapse of cancer, the Hall of Fame

committee decided to move his induction to December.