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Page 49 “Aloha ” By M. LANDON REED "ALOHA! Aloha!" came faintly over the water, as our great ship crept slowly into the harbour of Honolulu by the light of the stars. Soon we saw tiny lights bobbing up and down on the waves, revealing as they drew nearer a group of native youths and maidens who had come out to greet us and place around our necks the leis, or wreaths, with which they welcome strangers.

Surf riders at Waikiki, Honolulu.

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In the afternoon one meets fashionable Honolulu at Waikiki Beach, the home of the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Surf riding is the favourite sport of the Hawaiians.
From the Pacific the swell comes over the coral reefs and breaks into waves from six to ten feet high.
Surf riders paddle far out in their canoes, then turning towards shore come in over the waves with terrifying speed.
Yet the natives call canoeing mild sport.
The real artist of the sea uses an onini, or surf board, and goes outlying down, paddling with his hands until out of sight.
Then standing erect on the surfboard, raising his arms as if defying Neptune, he comes dashing in on the crest of a wave!

One day the ladies of our party, who would not “take a dare,” accepted an invitation to try surf riding in a canoe.
We watched with anxious interest, as the men called: “Hoi! Hoi!” (paddle! paddle!) but they came safely over the breakers, proclaiming it the most exciting moment in their lives.

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Reed, M. Landon: Aloha Harper's Bazaar Hearst Corporation, New York Volume 51 Number 6, June 1916. Hathi Trust https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015051156316

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