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SANTA CRUZ – It wasn’t the brilliant sunshine or crashing waves that reminded Princess Kapiolani Kawananakoa of her native land as she sat at Lighthouse Point Friday morning.

“What really reminds me of Hawaii is the warm feeling out here,” she said. “Everyone is so nice.”

Flanked by hundreds of Santa Cruzans, Kawananakoa was the guest of honor at a ceremony unveiling a bronze plaque commemorating her grandfather and two other princes who introduced surfing to Santa Cruz, and the Americas as a whole, 125 years ago   …  Details

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