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57 Dairymens. Surf site, Kawailoa, O‘ahu. In 1897, several dairy farms on O‘ahu formed Dairymen’s Association, Ltd., a cooperative to sell their milk. In 1957, the dairy farm moved from east Honolulu to Kawailoa on the North Shore, where it was located across Kamehameha Highway from Kawailoa Beach. North Shore surfers named the surf site opposite the farm Dairymens not only for its proximity, but also for its distinctive smell during offshore winds. In 1959, Dairymen’s changed its name to Meadow Gold Dairies and at the same time Bishop Estate developed the Pâpa‘iloa Road subdivision on Kawailoa Beach across from the farm. As homes were built in the 1960s, neighborhood surfers shortened Dairymens to Dairies. When the dairy farm moved to Waimânalo in 1990, both names largely fell into disuse. Now the site is best known as Inside Himalayas. Dan Uchi. Fishing site, Kealakekua, Hawai‘i. The ocean bottom here is a series of ledges or steps that descend into deep water. Japanese ulua fishermen who frequent the site named it for the steps. Dan is Japanese for “steps” and uchi means “house.” The name is probably short for dan no uchi, or “steps of a house.” Davidson’s. Beach, point, surf site, Kekaha, Kaua‘i. Point fronted by a calcareous sand beach south of Kekaha Beach Park. The surf site is on the reef fronting the point. It was named for John Douglas Davidson, who built a two-story home across the street from the beach in 1922 and lived there until his death in 1949. Davidson came to Kaua‘i in 1919 and was employed by Kekaha Sugar Company. Also known as ‘O‘omano. Dawson. Wharf, Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i. According to a Lions International plaque at the wharf, it was dedicated to the memory of P. O. Dawson, “a beloved friend of the people of Kalaupapa.” Dawson was a settlement administrator for the Board of Hospitals and Settlements under Henry Kluegel and was loved by all of the Kalaupapa residents. d Day Star 58 d Day Star. Surf site, Mokulè‘ia, O‘ahu. The Day Star is a 73-foot long, 22-foot wide, 100-ton commercial fishing boat that was built by Carroll Hoeppner on the sand dunes inshore of the surf site. Hoeppner began construction in December 1971 and finished in August 1978. He launched the boat across the beach using a steel sled that was pushed by four bulldozers. During the seven-year construction period, surfers began calling the surf site offshore “The Boat” or “Iron Boat.” When the boat’s name, Day Star, was added during the last year of construction , the name of the surf site changed to Day Star. Hoeppner is a Baha’i, and in the Baha’i faith the day star is the sun and a symbol of the messengers of God, such as Christ, Buddha , Krishna, Mohammed, and Bahae’llah. The Day Star is registered in Honolulu and still owned by the Hoeppner family , who fish for albacore in the North and South Pacific. Also known as The Boat, Iron Boat. mo‘olelo I came to Hawai‘i in 1968 to work as an engineer on the nuclear submarines in Pearl Harbor. I had fished in Alaska during college and liked it, so I decided to build a boat and fish for albacore after I retired from Pearl Harbor. During the 1970s there weren’t too many boats from Hawai‘i fishing for albacore. I moved to the North Shore and started building a boat on the sand dunes west of Mokulè‘ia Beach Park in December 1971. The Day Star was completed and launched across the beach in August 1978. That’s also when I left the yard at Pearl Harbor, and my family and I have been fishing ever since. The Day Star’s 73 feet long, 22 feet wide, weighs 100 tons, and holds 60 tons of fish in her refrigerated holds. We troll for albacore similar to the way sport fishermen troll for game fish. We usually stay out for three months at a time, going to the South Pacific in the winter and the North Pacific during the summer. The name Day Star comes from the writings of the Baha’i religion, my religious background. Day Star is a synonym for a prophet, like Christ or Moses. Surfers started using Day Star as the name of the surfing site after we put the name on the boat...
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