Hawaii Inventors
Kenneth J. Onion invented a folding knife with locking mechanismHenry Ginaca (1876 - 1918) invented (at the request of Hawaiian pineapple magnate James Dole) in 1911, a machine that could peel and core pineapples in an automated fashion
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Duke Kahanamoku reinvented surfing Papa he`e nalu, or surfboards, were invented in Hawai‘i hundreds of years ago and were once the province of royalty. Duke rode a sixteen-foot 114-pound “olo” surfboard made of koa wood, modeled on those of the ancient Hawaiian kings. Then termed wave sliding, the sport is known today as surfing.
