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MASTERS: “WATERMAN — DUKE: AMBASSADOR OF ALOHA”

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PBS, 9 p.m.

Actor Jason Momoa narrates this film that looks at the life and legacy of Duke Kahanamoku, the five-time Olympic medalist who overcame racism while shattering swimming records, helping spread the sport of surfing across the globe and becoming the face of a changing Hawaii as his native home evolved from an isolated island kingdom into a multiethni­c American paradise. Archival footage and contempora­ry visuals are accompanie­d by insights from modern surfing stars like Kelly Slater and Carissa Moore, among others, to dive into Duke’s fascinatin­g life story.

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