and i was quite worried, but i m going to get back into surfing, get back on my board and i will do it better this time, try and be sustainable and green, and see what i can find out. because all of this is a world away from surfing s origins. riding waves was once a sacred practice. in ancient hawaii it was a way for men and women to praise the ocean gods. surfing struggled through colonisation, but by the 1920s the so called king of surfing, duke kahanamoku, was spreading his love of the surf abroad. even the future king edward tried it out on a visit to hawaii. it took off around the world, including here in the uk. in the 19505 the wooden boards of the hawaiians gave way to modern materials. reporter: blocks of stiff i polyurethane foam, and over a layer of fibreglass there must be several coats of chemical resin.
so, um, some hairy moments, a lot of boards flying around and i was quite worried, but i m going to get back into surfing, get back on my board and i will do it better this time, try and be sustainable and green, and see what i can find out. because all of this is a world away from surfing s origins. riding waves was once a sacred practice. in ancient hawaii it was a way for men and women to praise the ocean gods. surfing struggled through colonisation, but by the 1920s the so called king of surfing, duke kahanamoku, was spreading his love of the surf abroad. even the future king edward tried it out on a visit to hawaii. it took off around the world, including here in the uk. in the 1950s the wooden boards of the hawaiians gave way to modern materials. reporter: blocks of stiff i
but i m going to get back into surfing, get back on my board and i will do it better this time, try and be sustainable and green, and see what i can find out. because all of this is a world away from surfing s origins. riding waves was once a sacred practice. in ancient hawaii it was a way for men and women to praise the ocean gods. surfing struggled through colonisation, but by the 1920s the so called king of surfing, duke kahanamoku, was spreading his love of the surf abroad. even the future king edward tried it out on a visit to hawaii. it took off around the world, including here in the uk. in the 19505 the wooden boards of the hawaiians gave way to modern materials. reporter: blocks of stiff i polyurethane foam, and over a layer of fibreglass there must be several coats of chemical resin.
most of those identified so far were over 70 years old, a lot of the seniors, obviously, weren t able to get out of the path of the fire. community leaders also yesterday held a press conference, along with her washe hall of fame de facto leader of the hawaiian homes community which survived, and they have not yet met with the governor, who held an emotional press conference last night saying lahaina will rise again. and that worries them that they re not being consulted at this level as to what is the sensitive way to reopen, how should the local community be at the table as they decide the future. generationally, the hawaiians here have been victimized and taken advantage of, lost land and water rights, which created the fire conditions of what used to be sugarcane plantations in lahaina. so a lot of trauma built in historically to obviously what they re going through right now. yeah, it s seemingly never ending. bill weir, thank you so much.
generation, we are not going anywhere. and we are going to keep lahaina in lahaina. will: hawaii is not hawaii without the hawaiians. while you lost your home, you know, you are so dedicated to making sure that whatever comes next lahaina reflects the people, the culture that made hawaii. yes. lahaina is lahaina because of the people. and i m speaking here but there s everybody our community is solid, yeah? i want to thank all the community members. all the lahaina people and the appealy kahana and other neighborhoods of mauly, they are coming together. we ever proving there is hope in this world, yeah? we are proving that our leadership should be following our path, you know? how to move forward, you know? and how to help each other out. will: what do you think of the leadership in maui and in the united states? it s been slacking for sure. majorly. leadership has been slacking.