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ballhype.com - 8/23/2009

50/50: U.S. postage stamp honors Hawai'ian sporting legacy - 50 years as 50th state

(One of a series of posts to BallHype to help celebrate Hawaii's sporting culture on the occasion of the 50th U.S. state's 50th birthday on August 21.)

About the stamp image: Artist and historian Herb Kawainui Kane, who has dedicated much of his life to studying Hawaiian culture and history, created the painting on the stamp. In the art, a surfer rides a wave on a longboard, a popular choice among surfers for centuries. Next to him, two people paddle an outrigger canoe to shore. Kane has extensive knowledge and experience in surfing, a favorite pastime, and canoe construction, a skill he developed from building a traditional sailing canoe himself. (Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1898 and the 50th state on Aug. 21, 1959, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation that officially welcomed Hawaii into the United States.)

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excerpted from News Releases by the United States Postal Service

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ballhype.com - 8/21/2009

50/50: Fifty Hawaiian-born athletes (current and former) on U.S. state's 50th birthday

— ballhype.com — August 21 - BallHype:  Of course, there are hundreds of athletes from Hawai'i, and certainly more when... you include those who lived there but were not born there.  We hope you enjoy this list, which is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive...just fun and informative, as we ... (more) 50/50: Fifty Hawaiian-born athletes (current and former) ...

USA

Natasha Kai

Brian Ching

Major League Soccer

Shane Victorino

Ron Darling

Philadelphia Phillies

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mvn.com - 8/27/2009

Hawaii's 50th: Soccer and state's other sporting heritage

— mvn.com — (from MVN) Currently, two of the top Hawai'ian-born athletes excel in pro soccer: Brian Ching of the... USA Men's national team is also a 3-time MLS Cup champion (shown here with a Dynamo MLS Cup trophy), and Natasha Kai of the USA Women's National Team is a 2008 Olympic champion and 2009 WPS champion. (more) Hawaii's 50th: Soccer and state's other sporting heritage

Soccer

Houston Dynamo

Shane Victorino

USA

Sky Blue FC

Natasha Kai

Brian Ching

Major League Soccer

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baseball-almanac.com - 8/21/2009

MLB players born in Hawai'i

— baseball-almanac.com — (from Baseball Almanac) One of a series of posts to BallHype to help celebrate Hawaii's sporting culture... on the occasion of the 50th U.S. state's 50th birthday on August 21. --- This table is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball player born in Hawaii... (more) MLB players born in Hawai'i

MLB

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