04/12/2023
Carissa Moore is more than simply the first female champion of the Olympic surfing competition to the Kanaka Maoli, the Native Hawaiians. Her success in the sport's Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 is seen as a source of empowerment for an Indigenous community, which struggles with the effects of colonialism's past and present, and in which surfing plays a significant role.
[node: Travelling to surf is becoming more and more popular. However, its worldwide success is based on commercialization with an exotic facade. In order to guide surf tourism into an inclusive future that appreciates the cultural diversity, an intensive confrontation with the sport’s colonial pas...