Surfing Now Hawaiian High School Sport



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(Honolulu, Hawaii) Frankly, I thought surfing was always a high school sport in Hawaii and on the coasts. It's probably because I recall seeing lots of kids out surfing during school hours.

Hawaii will soon become the first state in the U.S. to call surfing an official high school sport.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state education officials said Monday that riding the waves will join the likes of football, basketball, volleyball and swimming as a state-sanctioned prep sport in public schools, starting as early as spring 2013.

"It's quite clear, when you think of Hawaii, you think of surfing," Abercrombie said with a scenic backdrop of sunbathers and surfers along Waikiki beach behind him.

The program is estimated to cost $150,000 the first year.