publication date: Friday, January 5, 2007 (part of Round XXIX)

category: Sports

clue: This world champion surfed his way into the state government.

explanation: Hemmings was a world-champion surfer who was later elected to Hawaii Senate and the Hawaii House of Representatives. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Todd Brotsch, Adrianne Rodgers, Kerry Odell, Josh Paddison, and Joy Dunn

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