Social media has been flooded with heartfelt tributes to Hawaiian surfer Montgomery “Buttons” Kaluhiokalani in recent days. The 55-year-old from Waikiki passed away on Saturday after a painful bout with lung cancer. To tens of thousands of surfers he influenced during his mid-70s heyday, including most who never met him, his passing still feels like losing a childhood friend.
To understand Buttons’ significance on surfing, it’s important to grasp where surfing was when he came of age … More
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