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Bustin’ Down the Door

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1. Why was the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii so important to the young Australian and South African surfers depicted in the film in terms of leisure’s geography?

2. What is unique about the north shore in terms of the density and concentration of leisure space (specifically, surf breaks)?

3. What place identity issues did the behavior of some of the Australians bring up for indigenous Hawaiians?

4. How was the conflict between indigenous Hawaiians and Australian surfers Rabbit Bartholomew and Ian Cairns resolved?

5. Who was at fault in this situation? The Australians or the Hawaiians? Why?