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Honored Athletes Include Jim Thorpe, Billy Mills and Duke Kahanamoku WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in which athletes Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), Duke Kahanamoku (Native Hawaiian), Andrew Sockalexis (Penobscot) and Lewis Tewanima (Hopi) represented the United States in Stockholm, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian presents "Best in the World: Native Athletes in the Olympics." The exhibition opens...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surf City USA Marathon is not only the largest combined oceanfront marathon and half marathon event in California, it has evolved into a premier travel destination for domestic and international runners. The award-winning race attracts more than 20,000 participants and 45,000 spectators from all 50 states, 1,000 U.S. cities and 18 foreign countries. Staged on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2012, detailed information is...
HONOLULU, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this month, a distinctive and fun new attraction will be seen and enjoyed in Waikiki with the introduction of seven open-top, red double-decker sightseeing buses. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110407/LA79700) Dubbed the Aloha Bus, the brightly colored, island-themed double-deckers will offer scheduled roundtrip sightseeing tours from the Duke Kahanamoku statue at Waikiki Beach to the King Kalakaua statue and Chinatown in...
