My return to surfing in Hawaii June 3, 2021 | Surfing I arrived back in Hawaii in May 1960, under entirely different conditions, together with my friend, Raphael Soriano, the noted California architect, who was looking into the potential of erecting some of his beautiful steel houses on the Islands. I was shocked at what I saw. The developers had gotten their hooks into Waikiki, and the tract builders were spreading their litter, amoeba-like, over the lovely hills and dales of the southern coast. At this rate, it is only a matter of time until the Islands are one continuous tract, I thought. Later, I wrote some articles on planning for the Honolulu Advertiser.