Editing Duke Kahanamoku (section)

== Death and legacy ==

Kahanamoku died of a heart attack on January 22, 1968, at age 77.<ref>{{cite news |title=Duke Kahanamoku Dies at 77. Leading Swimmer of His Time. Olympic Swimming Champion of '12 and '20 in Freestyle. Best-Known Hawaiian |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/01/23/archives/duke-kahanamoku-dies-at-77-leading-swimmer-of-his-time-olympic.html |quote=Duke Kahanamoku, the Olympic swimming star, whose international sports career spanned 20 years and who became Hawaii's best-known citizen, died today at ... |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 23, 1968 |access-date=November 2, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622111502/https://www.nytimes.com/1968/01/23/archives/duke-kahanamoku-dies-at-77-leading-swimmer-of-his-time-olympic.html |url-status=live }}</ref> For his [[burial at sea]], a long motorcade of mourners, accompanied by a 30-man police escort, traveled in procession across town to [[Waikiki|Waikiki Beach]]. Reverend [[Abraham Akaka]], the pastor of [[Kawaiahao Church]], performed the service. A group of beach boys sang Hawaiian songs, including "[[Aloha Oe]]", and Kahanamoku's ashes were scattered into the ocean.

=== Statues and monuments ===

In 1994, a statue of Kahanamoku by Barry Donohoo was inaugurated in Freshwater, NSW, Australia. It is the showpiece of the Australian Surfers Walk of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Tribute to Duke |url=https://harborddiggers.com.au/page/about/tribute-to-duke |access-date=August 13, 2020 |website=Harbord Diggers |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812231558/https://harborddiggers.com.au/page/about/tribute-to-duke |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On February 28, 2015, a monument featuring a replica of Kahanamoku's surfboard was unveiled at New Brighton beach, [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]] in honor of the 100th anniversary of Kahanamoku's visit to New Brighton.<ref>[http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/new-brighton-honours-surfing-legend-2015022818#axzz3jiVMOu00 New Brighton Honours Surfing Legend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815150242/http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/new-brighton-honours-surfing-legend-2015022818#axzz3jiVMOu00 |date=August 15, 2015 }} TV3, 2015</ref>

A statue of Kahanamoku was installed in [[Huntington Beach, California]]. A nearby restaurant is named for him and is close to Huntington Beach pier. The City of Huntington Beach identifies with the legacy of surfing, and a museum dedicated to that sport is located here.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://foursquare.com/v/duke-kahanamoku-statue/4b9143a2f964a5203fae33e3 |title=Duke Kahanamoku Statue |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185346/https://foursquare.com/v/duke-kahanamoku-statue/4b9143a2f964a5203fae33e3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2022, NSW Heritage announced that Kahanamoku would be included in the first batch of Blue Plaques to be issued, to recognize his contribution to recreation and surfing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Plaques NSW |url=https://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/celebrate/love-your-local-heritage/blue-plaques-nsw/ |website=Heritage NSW |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513025034/https://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/celebrate/love-your-local-heritage/blue-plaques-nsw/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A sculpture of Kahanamoku flanked by a male knee paddler and a female prone paddler commemorating the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race was installed on the [[Manhattan Beach Pier]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cole |first=Mark |date=2023-08-31 |title=Catalina Classic statue dedicated |url=https://easyreadernews.com/catalina-classic-statue-dedicated/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |work=Easy Reader News |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Additional tributes ===
Hawaii music promoter [[Kimo Wilder McVay]] capitalized on Kahanamoku's popularity by naming his Waikiki showroom "Duke Kahanamoku's" at the [[International Market Place]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com//Honolulu-Magazine/December-2013/The-Rise-Fall-and-Rebirth-of-Waikikis-International-Marketplace/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc |title={{!}}website=honolulumagazine.com {{!}}access-date=March 17, 2019 |access-date=July 22, 2021 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908063403/http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/December-2013/The-Rise-Fall-and-Rebirth-of-Waikikis-International-Marketplace/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc |url-status=dead }}</ref> and giving Kahanamoku a financial interest in the showroom in exchange for the use of his name. It was a major Waikiki showroom in the 1960s and is remembered as the home of [[Don Ho]] & The Aliis from 1964 through 1969. The showroom continued to be known as Duke Kahanamoku's until Hawaii showman Jack Cione bought it in the mid-1970s and renamed it Le Boom Boom.

The Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex (DKAC) serves as the home for the [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine|University of Hawai‘i's]] swimming and diving and women's water polo teams. The facility, located on the university's lower campus, includes a 50-meter training pool and a separate 25-yard competition and diving pool. The long course pool is four feet at both ends, seven feet in the middle, and an average depth of six feet.

Kahanamoku's name is also used by Duke's Canoe Club & Barefoot Bar, {{as of|2016|lc=y}} known as Duke's Waikiki, a beachfront bar and restaurant in the [[Outrigger Hotels & Resorts|Outrigger]] Waikiki on the Beach Hotel. There is a chain of restaurants named after him in California, Florida and Hawaii called Duke's.

On August 24, 2002, the 112th anniversary of Kahanamoku's birth, the [[U.S. Postal Service]] issued a first-class [[commemorative stamp]] with Duke's picture on it. The First Day Ceremony was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki and was attended by thousands. At this ceremony, attendees could attach the Duke stamp to an envelope and get it canceled with a First Day of Issue postmark. These [[first day cover]]s are very collectible.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060209204134/http://www.usps.com/news/2002/philatelic/sr02_048.htm Father Of International Surfing To Be Honored On New Postage Stamp]. USPS. July 30, 2002</ref>

On August 24, 2015, a [[Google Doodle]] honored the 125th anniversary of Duke Kahanamoku's birthday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Plucinska |first1=Joanna |title=New Google Doodle Honors Duke Kahanamoku, the Father of Surfing |url=https://time.com/4007604/duke-kahanamoku/ |website=Time Inc. |date=August 24, 2015 |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref>

In 2021, a 88-minute feature film was made about Kahanamoku's life.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/01/25/documentary-will-highlight-life-times-legendary-waterman-duke-kahanamoku/| title=Legendary waterman Duke Kahanamoku to be subject of new documentary| author=Jim Mendoza| date=Jan 24, 2019| publisher=Hawaii News Now}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13840624/| title=Waterman (2021) 1h 28m| publisher=Internet Movie Data Base| access-date=December 18, 2023| archive-date=June 7, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607035653/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13840624/| url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web| url=https://watermanthemovie.com/| title=WATERMAN, original documentary by Sidewinder Films directed by Isaac Halasima| access-date=December 18, 2023| archive-date=December 18, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218205707/https://watermanthemovie.com/| url-status=live}}</ref>  It was later broadcast by [[PBS]] as part of their [[American Masters]] series.<ref>{{cite news| publisher=Honolulu Star-Advertiser| title=
Duke Kahanamoku biopic to get television time on PBS| date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>