There is no one person responsible for the birth of surfing, but there is lots of historical evidence about the origin point.

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ANCIENT HAWAII (TO 1779). Before the "Haole" came ; Captain Cook, the discoverer -- EVOLUTION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL KINGDOM (1778-1854). Kamehameha founds the kingdom ; Traders, explorers, and settlers ...

A reprint of the original ed., published in 3 v., 1878-1885, with the addition of "Index to The Polynesian race by Abraham Fornander, compiled by John F. G. Stokes ... with a brief memoir of Judge ...