Bringing The World Home To You

© 2025 WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
120 Friday Center Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919.445.9150 | 800.962.9862

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Already a Sustainer? Click here to increase now →

How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the mainland 140 years ago

By Chloe Veltman

Published August 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM EDT

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's Princes of Surf exhibition tells of how three visiting Hawaiian princes brought the sport to these shores 140 years ago.

Chloe Veltman

Chloe Veltman is a correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk.

Stories From This Author

AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization

Chloe Veltman

The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences.
Library of Congress acquires only known lyrics sketch of 'Over the Rainbow'

Chloe Veltman

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law Rita Arlen.
Fans across the country raise their voices at 'KPop Demon Hunters' singalongs

Chloe Veltman

Netflix's wildly popular movie about a fictitious all-girl rock band is hitting nearly 1,800 movie theaters around the country this weekend as a singalong version.