Was I was involved with Save Our Surf, the SOS chapter I was closest to was at the fire station in Kaimuki. They would meet once a week.
As it turned out, George Santos was sympathetic to the idea of SOS, but I don’t think he surfed himself. I was introduced to George at an SOS meeting.
No money, no organization. It was a fruitless endeavor (trying to change the rules for putting a sandy bottom at Waikiki). Pitted against each other were the surfers and everybody else.
George lived at Kuhio Beach and he had charter canoes he made money on. Every now and then, he’d also sell a pig.
George was living with Pete Thompson in Kalihi at the time, along with a few roommates.
George Santos rented land from the State for pig farms in Kalama Valley. He had about 20-30 pigs.
George Santos addresses demonstrators at SOS-Kokua Hawaiʻi demonstration at state capitol (31 March 1971) Negative: 2320
George Santos at his Kalama Valley pig farm (1971) Negative: 2343
George Santos and Moose Lui, honorary Mayor of Kalama Valley, at SOS-Kokua Hawaiʻi demonstration at state capitol (3 March 1971) Negative: 2320
George Santos speaks to demonstrators at SOS-Kokua Hawaiʻi protest demonstration at state capitol (31 March 1971) Negative: 2320
George Santos on his Kalama Valley pig farm (1971) Negative: 2324
George Santos on his pig farm in Kalama Valley. (May 1971) Negative: 2358-1-4
Kalani Ohelo, George Santos, and Ed Ching in Kalama Valley. (May 1971) Negative: 2358-1-10
Kalama Valley pig farmer George Santos and John Saxton. (May 1971) Negative: 2343-14
John Sexton helps out at George Santos’ pig farm in Kalama Valley (May 1971)
George Santos (left) and Moose Lui in Kalama Valley. (31 March 1971)
George Santos on his Kalama Valley pig farm (May 1971) Negative: 2343-20
George Santos feeds his pigs in Kalama Valley with help from Gene Parker (photographer and date unknown)
George Santos speaking with Ethnic Studies students at Kaimuki Library (1972) Negative: 2607
Kalama Valley pig farmer, George Santos, testifies at Save Our Surf protest of proposed major urban development at Wawamalu (Sandy Beach). (23 April 1972) Negative: 2560-3-21