Russ 'Rusty' Keaulana (born 6 March 1966, in
Oahu, Hawaii
Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ ...
) is an American professional longboard surfrider.
Rusty is the son of legendary Hawaiian waterman Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana. He won 3
World Longboard Championships in a row in 1993, 1994 and 1995. In 2010, he entered as a wildcard in an ASP world tour event in
Makaha and reached the semifinals. He is renowned as a switchfooter, able to surf with either foot forward. His brother
Brian Keaulana is also a notable surfer and is a world-class lifeguard.
Filmography
Keaulana has appeared in about 20 surf movies and videos.
In 1999, he starred in the Guinness advertisement ''
Surfer''.
References
1966 births
American surfers
Sportspeople from Hawaii
People from Honolulu County, Hawaii
Living people
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