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Aug 22, 2014 · Three weeks after the birth, his timing perhaps provoked by dread of a public scandal, Kahanamoku married Nadine Alexander, a Cleveland-born dance teacher at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Jul 17, 1997 · Nadine Kahanamoku died last night in St. Francis Hospice at the age of 92. Her husband, the legendary surfer and Hawaii's first Olympian, died in 1968. "Nadine had her wedding photo with her in her room," said Hall, who visited her yesterday afternoon.
May 3, 2022 · THE OLYMPIAN. He qualifies for the U.S. Olympic swim team and goes on to win the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle and the silver medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Stockholm...
- Joe Skinner
On August 2, 1940, Kahanamoku married dance instructor Nadine Alexander, who had relocated to Hawaii from Cleveland, Ohio, after she had been hired to teach at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Duke was 50 years old, Nadine was 35.
1924 - 1930. Helped popularize swimming and surfing in California. Paris Olympics: silver medal in 100-meter freestyle. Introduced surfing to U.S.’s Atlantic coast. Lived in Los Angeles. Played small parts in about 30 movies. Heroic board rescue of 8 drowning men at Newport Beach, California.
Aug 2, 2016 · Nadine Alexander was a dancer and teacher who married Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian Olympic swimmer and movie star, in 1940. They lived in Kona, Hawaiʻi, and became a prominent couple in the islands.
He met and worked with Tom Blake, married Nadine Alexander, and served as sheriff of Honolulu (1932-1961). The Ambassador of Aloha. In 1959, when Hawaii became the 50th US State, Kahanamoku was officially named State of Hawaii Ambassador of Aloha.
