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San Clemente Journal

Hobie's Goodbye

May 07, 2014 08:38PM ● By Don Kindred

Eric Keawe, a Hawaiian priest "Kahu" presides over Hobie’s ceremony and traditional Hawaiian paddle-out held at Doheny Beach, on April 18th.

Hobart “Hobie” Alter (October 31, 1933 - March 29, 2014)
Thousands pay tribute a legendary icon who once said he just “wanted to make a living 
without having to wear hard-soled shoes or work east of California’s Pacific Coast Highway ...”