Surf Is Where You Find It children's books and political maneuvers paved the

and political maneuvers paved the way for Kamehameha’s consolidated rule of all the islands of Hawai‘i

Before he began his photography career

This commemorative edition of the book originally published in 1978

He began collecting a very wide range of 20th century Hawaiiana—from license plates to aloha shirts—at the age of thirteen

Surf Is Where You Find It children's books and political maneuvers paved theThe saying goes, The 2nd best thing about surfing is talking about it afterward. Gerry Lopez, one of the most revered surfers of all of time, brings readers into the intimately personal sport with Surf Is Where You Find It, a collection of stories that recount harrowing waves, epic wipeouts, and heroes encountered over a lifetime of surfing. From growing up in Hawaii in the 50s and 60s, to finding the tube in the early days at Pipeline, to pioneering