English: According to the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente, the oldest known papa heʻe nalu, or surfboard, dates to the 1600s and comes from Chiefess Kaneamuna’s burial cave in Ho’okena on the Big Island.
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The Hawaiian Gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]), 08 Dec. 1905. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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Ancient Hawaiian hill sled (papa holua), & surf board (papa hee nalu) found in Chiefess Kaneamuna’s burial cave