{"id":97663,"date":"2022-03-30T09:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=97663"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:32:28","slug":"duke-kahanamoku-waterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/duke-kahanamoku-waterman\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Ambassador Hits The Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_97664\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-in-hollywood-credit-the-paragon-agency.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97664\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-in-hollywood-credit-the-paragon-agency.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-in-hollywood-credit-the-paragon-agency.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-in-hollywood-credit-the-paragon-agency.jpg?resize=450,405 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-in-hollywood-credit-the-paragon-agency.jpg?resize=768,691 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-in-hollywood-credit-the-paragon-agency.jpg?resize=335,302 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-97664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Waterman<\/em><em><strong>,<\/strong><\/em><strong> a documentary that depicts Duke Kahanamoku\u2019s life, hits theaters April 1. <\/strong> <strong>PHOTO COURTESY THE PARAGON AGENCY<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The wait is finally over \u2014 the Duke Kahanamoku documentary, titled Waterman, can be seen in theaters this weekend, April 1. The film, which is narrated by Jason Momoa, explores Kahanamoku\u2019s life, and his impact on sports as a legendary swimmer and surfer.  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Olympic medalist shattered records and is considered the father of modern-day surfing. The original documentary by Sidewinder Films contains commentary from surfers like Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore and Kelia Moniz, along with interviews from numerous watermen and waterwomen.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Keaulana, whose father knew Kahanamoku, is one of the watermen featured in the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a waterman is really about the lifestyle,\u201d Keaulana shares. \u201cIt\u2019s really having a lot of knowledge and a lot of skills about the ocean \u2014 how to survive, how to play, how to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97665\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97665\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1097\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg?resize=328,450 328w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg?resize=768,1053 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg?resize=747,1024 747w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/duke-at-stockholm-olympics-credit-t.-delavega-family-collection.jpg?resize=335,459 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-97665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duke Kahanamoku\u2019s Olympic debut took place in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. <strong>PHOTO COURTESY T. DELAVEGA FAMILY COLLECTION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of his favorite parts of the movie is when it revisits Kahanamoku helping to rescue numerous people from a sinking yacht off of Corona del Mar, California. Keaulana notes that helping others, even if it means putting yourself in harm\u2019s way, is the mark of a true waterman, and that Kahanamoku was just that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis film is for the whole \u2018ohana,\u201d states Duane DeSoto, who plays Kahanamoku in the film. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful opportunity to share Duke\u2019s legacy of aloha with our keiki and ensure they understand their kuleana to perpetuate the same values that Duke stood for in and out of the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97666\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/still-waterman-duke-surfing-upside-down-clipped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97666\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/still-waterman-duke-surfing-upside-down-clipped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"332\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/still-waterman-duke-surfing-upside-down-clipped.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/still-waterman-duke-surfing-upside-down-clipped.jpg?resize=450,187 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/still-waterman-duke-surfing-upside-down-clipped.jpg?resize=768,319 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/still-waterman-duke-surfing-upside-down-clipped.jpg?resize=335,139 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-97666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duke Kahanamoku, portrayed by Duane DeSoto, catches a wave upside down in the documentary. <strong>PHOTO COURTESY <\/strong><em><strong>WATERMAN<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to his impact on sports and lifesaving, the film also discusses how Kahanamoku combated prejudice while sharing his philosophy of inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe land doesn\u2019t divide us, it\u2019s the water that connects us,\u201d Keaulana shares. \u201cWhen we\u2019re in the ocean, we\u2019re all equal. The ocean doesn\u2019t say you\u2019re different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Being that Kahanamoku is such a celebrated figure in Polynesian heritage, <em>Waterman<\/em> serves as a personal project for director Isaac Halasima. His uncle, Jan Gordon Fisher, even sculpted the famous statue of Kahanamoku in Waik\u012bk\u012b.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97667\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterman-group-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97667\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterman-group-shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterman-group-shot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterman-group-shot.jpg?resize=450,300 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterman-group-shot.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/waterman-group-shot.jpg?resize=335,223 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-97667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To celebrate the film\u2019s theater release, the cast and crew gathered together in Waik\u012bk\u012b. <strong>PHOTO COURTESY <\/strong><em><strong>WATERMAN<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs a fellow Polynesian-American, I\u2019ve always looked at Duke as a hero,\u201d states Halasima. \u201c<em>Waterman <\/em>is my chance to honor Duke Kahanamoku, a Native Hawaiian who was able to use the ancient teachings and philosophies of his culture to change the world going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Ulich, one of the producers, shares that while <em>Waterman<\/em> is an educational film about Kahanamoku, he hopes the documentary challenges people to live better lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people are inspired because I think what he did transcends surfing,\u201d Ulich says. \u201cObviously he was a great surfer and he was a great swimmer, but there are a lot of great surfers and a lot of great swimmers. But they don\u2019t really have the approach to life that he had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the big messages of the film is the spirit of aloha,\u201d Ulich says. \u201cI\u2019ve been in situations where somebody doesn\u2019t treat me quite the way I should be treated. I catch myself just thinking \u2018What would Duke do?\u2019 and instead of being angry, I just take a breath and I try to turn the conversation around in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Waterman<\/em> can be viewed in theaters throughout the state. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/watermanthemovie.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watermanthemovie.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is finally over \u2014 the Duke Kahanamoku documentary, titled Waterman, can be seen in theaters this weekend, April..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":97664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-story"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Ambassador Hits The Big Screen - MidWeek<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/duke-kahanamoku-waterman\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Ambassador Hits The Big Screen - 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