Clarence "Mac" Maki, a pioneer of in-water surf photography and the last person to capture a photo of Duke Kahanamoku riding a wave, died Oct. 21. He was 86.
An avid surfer, Maki taught hundreds of people to surf and started the only annual surf contest for children in Waikiki in the 1960s, said family friend John Clark, a historian and author of books on Hawaii's beaches.
Clark and Maki became friends when Maki taught him how to surf in 1954.
"He was a great guy," Clark said. "He really liked to teach children how to surf. He was very patient and thorough in his surf instructions.
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