"For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and history buffs as the location where surfing was first introduced to the continental United States more than a century ago. On Friday, state authorities stepped in to make that recognition official. The California Historical Resource Commission unanimously agreed to designate the Three Princes' Surf Site at the San Lorenzo River mouth as a California Historical Landmark."
"The application process was spearheaded by California State Parks but came after at least a decade of advocacy work among local community members and surfers. Together with our partners at the City of Santa Cruz and the Seabright and surfing communities, we are delighted to see the Three Princes' surf site at the San Lorenzo Rivermouth formally recognized as a California Historical Landmark, State Parks Santa Cruz District Superintendent Chris Spohrer told the Sentinel in a statement after the vote."
"The point of coastal confluence, sandwiched between the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and a bluff that juts out into the water from East Cliff Drive, is where teenage Hawaiian princes David Kawananakoa, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole and Edward Keliiahonui paddled out to glide among the waves in the summer of 1885 during a break from their schooling at Saint Matthew's Hall, an episcopal military academy in San Mateo."
The Three Princes' Surf Site at the San Lorenzo River mouth received official designation as a California Historical Landmark after a unanimous vote by the California Historical Resource Commission. California State Parks led the application following at least a decade of local advocacy by community members and surfers. State Parks Santa Cruz District Superintendent Chris Spohrer said the agency has contacted the Office of Historic Preservation to obtain guidance for creating and installing a commemorative plaque and will work with community partners to implement it. The site is located between the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and an East Cliff Drive bluff. In summer 1885 Hawaiian princes David Kawananakoa, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole and Edward Keliiahonui surfed the break, an event reported as the first documented observation of surfing outside Polynesia.
Read at www.santacruzsentinel.com
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