David Davis, the author of Waterman, the 2015 biography of the Hawaiian surfing and swimming legend Duke Kahanamoku, will speak and do a book-signing this Friday, Feb. 5 at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina. There are have been a number of Kahanamoku books over the years, but this is the first that really took a comprehensive look at his life. "He was the father of modern surfing, … [Read more...] about ‘Waterman’ author David Davis does book-signing at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina
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Watch author Julie Checkoway discuss Maui’s sugar ditch kids and her book ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’
For those of you who can’t get enough of the new book The Three-Year Swim Club–the story of Coach Soichi Sakamoto and his ditch kids who went from Pu‘unene poverty in the 1930s to international swimming glory, which we discussed in our Nov. 5, 2015 cover story “Maui’s Swimming Legends”–you can watch author Julie Checkoway speak about the book in a 50-minute video on … [Read more...] about Watch author Julie Checkoway discuss Maui’s sugar ditch kids and her book ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’
Talking story with ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’ author Julie Checkoway about Soichi Sakamoto, Maui’s sugar ditch kids and Olympic glory
It’s not an exaggeration to say the green Waikapu on 30 restaurant has been there forever. It’s a little convenience store, selling plate lunches, sandwiches, snacks and drinks, but inside are little reminders–a shelf covered with old bottles, tin signs–that recall its past. The building dates back to the early years of the 20th century, when it was the old Sakamoto Store. Out … [Read more...] about Talking story with ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’ author Julie Checkoway about Soichi Sakamoto, Maui’s sugar ditch kids and Olympic glory