15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Boogie Boarding at Malaekahana Bay

Boogie boarding or bodyboarding in Hawai'i was recorded in 1778 by Captain Cook seeing Hawaiian villagers riding 3' to 6' boards "prone" (on the belly) or on the knees. Here, a teenage girl boogie boards at Malaekahana Bay, northeastern Oahu

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Salvatore Lanzilotti