International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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| Inductee Name Don Uchimura | Event Year 2021 | Inductee Location RIP Don age 90 2010 | Inductee Contact |
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| Inductee Bio Donald Mitsuo Uchimura Brief Obituary July 26, 2010 Donald Mitsuo Uchimura, 90, of Honolulu, a retired owner of a sign painting company, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Dun and sisters Betty Kim and Doris Rondo. Don was interred at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Contemporary surfing got started on Maui at Ho`okipa in the early 1930s, and in 1935 a small group of surfers formed the Ho`okipa Surf Club. A small building that served as a clubhouse and a set of surfboard racks were donated and constructed in the park by Harold Rice. Foremost among the charter members were two brothers, Donald and Teruo Uchimura, who have both been avid surfers as well as great promoters of the sport of surfing since the founding of the club. Don Uchimura Started shaping surfboards in 1940. Don was in the Scofield barracks in Hawaii during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Don was a member of the all-second generation Japanese American Fighting Group during World War II. Don was the first surfer to surf Honolua Bay. Don shaped the first Greek Maui Model surfboard. Parts from - https://hawaiibeachsafety.com/maui/hookipa-beach-park | |||
| For the complete biography, go to: Parts from - https://hawaiibeachsafety.com/maui/hookipa-beach-park | |||
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