[Geary]

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Buttons has passed on .. Interesting how he credits Tony Alva & skateboarding crew for some of his creativity in the surf ..

RIP Buttons Kaluhiokalani | SURFER Magazine

Originally Posted by Geary

That sweet soul footage of Stephanie reminded me of the single most mind-blowing "Expression Session" footage that I can recall .. it was from the '70s, featuring "Buttons" Kaluhiokalani at Velzyland. Amazing. 360s many years before anyone else ..

So anyhow, I'm thinking about Buttons yesterday, and today out of the blue, my wife tells me Buttons has lung cancer. Bummer.

I can vouch, if there was one Hawaiian in the water who was full of love, it was Buttons. He's always been a nice guy .. So if anyone feels like sending a little Aloha Kokua to Buttons, the 3rd link should be clicked. (Never could find that mind-blowing Expression Session footage)

BUTTONS KALUHIOKALANI Surfing 1978 - YouTube
Buttons Surfing - YouTube
Button's Battle to Fight The Good Fight by Cynthia Banuelos - GoFundMe