Post #379964 by naugatiki on Tue, May 13, 2008 7:55 AM

I made this plaque during a stint as a sign maker on Oahu and expected it to be removed overnight but it was there nearly a year.

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku — A lifetime of highlights

By Will Hoover
Advertiser Staff Writer

What would Hawai'i be without the surf? And what would surfing be without Duke Kahanamoku?

There can be no doubt that Duke — the man Surfer magazine anointed Surfer of the Century in 1999 — is bigger than life.

After a 9-foot statue of the legendary athlete was unveiled in Waikiki 12 years ago yesterday, many people weren't all that surprised by the 4-inch bronze plaque that read "Actual Size."

In truth, Duke was a mortal 6 feet 1, and the plaque referred to the 16-foot surfboard featured in the sculpture.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Aug/25/ln/ln05a.html

and I didn't intend for the sign to be for the board and enjoyed watching tourists to do a double take.