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...SURF (ABC, 9:30-10 p.m.). ABC surveys the sport of "hanging ten," from the California beaches to Oahu, Hawaii...
...Carolina last week enacted a measure that is similar to Colorado's in most respects. Also last week, Oklahoma became the first state to legalize artificial insemination by a donor other than the woman's husband and to guarantee legitimacy to the resultant offspring. In Hawaii, where Oahu once had only two-fifths of the state's senators, though it had four-fifths of the population, a reapportioned senate (giving Oahu 19 of 25 seats) helped enact 20 consumer-protection bills and a traffic-safety measure. Throughout the Deep South, Daylight Saving Time is no longer rejected...
...wake of the trend setters, a wave of tourists is now heading for the island resorts. Long Island Banker Patrick Clifford and his wife Mary are typical. They have made four trips to Hawaii in the past four years, and not once left Oahu. But, says Mary, "I'm so disappointed at the way Waikiki's been built up." This year, they will see all three of the major outer islands...
Five years ago, two-thirds of Hawaii's visitors saw only Oahu. Today, two-thirds of them see at least one Neighbor Island. And why not? Maui and Kauai are only $12.57 and 18 minutes away by DC-9 jet; Hawaii's Kona airport is a mere 43 minutes and $16.95 by turboprop Convair. Air-taxi services also operate to the 15 state and private airstrips on the islands, offer island-hopping tours for as little...
...enticing the tourists farther afield is not the search for better weather. All the islands of the southernmost state- enjoy a year-round balmy climate (average mean temperature: 75°). And, because of the prevailing northeast trade winds, the southwestern coasts of all of its islands (and not just Oahu) are nearly rain-free all year round...