Kalama, Ilima
Unheralded pure-blooded Hawaiian surfer from Oahu; men's division winner in the 1962 West Coast Surfing Championships. Kalama was born (1943) in Honolulu to one of the state's largest families—he was the youngest of nine siblings, and his grandmother is said to have given birth to 21 children. His father was a renowned bodysurfer. Kalama began surfing at age six in Waikiki, and in 1959 he moved w...
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Ilima Kalama, 1962Subscribe to view
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Ilima Kalama, Huntington, 1962Subscribe to view
Ilima Kalama. Photo: John Severson / SURFERSubscribe to view
Ilima and David Kalama, around 2000Subscribe to view
Ilima Kalama, 1962
Ilima Kalama, 1962
Ilima Kalama
Ilima Kalama, Huntington, 1962
Ilima Kalama. Photo: John Severson / SURFER
Ilima and David Kalama, around 2000