HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The Kānaka O Ke Kai Author/Speaker Series at Windward Community College's Hale La‘akea Library is bringing forward a captivating exploration of Native Hawaiian culture through surf and voyaging throughout the month of April. On Tuesday, April 8, join author Isaiah Helekunih i Walker for a presentation on his book Waves of Resistance: Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawai‘i. Walker will dive into how Native Hawaiian surfers resisted colonialism by reclaiming their cultural identity in the surf zone, a space that became a site of empowerment and resistance. Surfing has been a practice in Hawai‘i for more than 1,500 years and was central to Native Hawaiian autonomy. Walker’s research revises surf history and highlights the struggles against colonial domination, especially during the early 1900s, when surfers like Duke Kahanamoku fought back against haole-controlled surfing clubs. On Wednesday, April 23, surf historian John R. Kukeakalani Clark will present Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past. Clark’s work is a comprehensive history of surfing and is narrated through the voices of Native Hawaiians in the 1800s. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You The book details various traditional Hawaiian surf-riding sports and explores the significance of surfing place names in Waikīkī. The exploration seeks to reinvigorate the knowledge of the cultural fabric of Hawai‘i’s coastal heritage. Finally, on Wednesday, April 30, ʻOhana Waʻa with James Kimo Hugho will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hōkūleʻa voyaging canoe. Hugho, the first crew chief bosun of Hōkūleʻa, will share stories of training and selecting the best watermen and waterwomen for the iconic canoe’s maiden voyage in 1976. The April 8 event with Isaiah Helekunihi Walker is taking place at 2 p.m. Both the April 23 event with John R. Kukeakalani Clark is taking place at 1 p.m. and the April 30 event with James Kimo Hugho are taking place at 1 p.m. Each of these will be in Hale La‘akea Library at Windward Community College. For more information, you can contact Sarah Sur at (808) 235-7435 or at sgilman@hawaii.edu. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON's morning podcast, every morning at 8 These events provide a rich opportunity to learn about the intertwined histories of surfing and voyaging, essential to the cultural identity and resistance of Kānaka Maoli. ...read more read less