Trivia

Father of action director and stunt coordinator Kai Nuuhiwa.

Husband of actress Jan Nuuhiwa.

Local Hero and Surf Champion Inductee.

David was presented with a medal by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan.

Cousin of the late Hawaiian singer and song writer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

A distant relative of Hawaiian singer and songwriter Don Ho.

Was friends with Jimi Hendrix. The two met while filming Rainbow Bridge (1972). Also good friends with singers Eddie Money, Taj Mahal and guitarist Blondie Chaplin.

The Nuuhiwa's ancestry originated from the Marquesas Islands which was featured and appeared on Survivor (2000).

Developed a reputation for doubling many actors including James Darren and Michael Sarrazin performing as their surf double. This would land Nuuhiwa his S.A.G card and roles in many commercials for Diet Coke and Budweiser directed by Michael Bay of Propaganda Films in the 1990s.

Cousin of Hawaiian waterman Titus Kinimaka.

An international and U.S. word-title holder in surfing.

Other than Rockin' Fig he is the only announcer to serve more than five years consecutively for the US Open of Surfing, held in Huntington Beach, California.

Guinness World Record Holder.