This article examines the Japanese surf community in and around Honolulu, Hawai‘i. I argue that a variety of factors, notably socioeconomic status and access to wealth, interpretation of popular media depictions that surround surfing, and a desire to project a “cool” bodily image, result in division within this community between those labeled as either “fake” or “soul” surfers. A division exacerbated by anger and frustration among Japanese soul surfers in Hawai‘i at the more pervasive presence of fake surfers. This division creates wider complications with the sociopolitical complexities governing the larger surfing community’s organization. The result is a contentious and sometimes confrontational mix delineated along lines of personal wealth, commitment to surfing, and adaptation to life in Hawai‘i that reveals culturally influenced understandings of how self-image and sporting commitment are cultivated and maintained. Further complicating the picture is the cultural significance given surfing in Hawai‘i as an influential component of native Hawaiian identity and means to resisting colonial incursion. By articulating these divisions of community around surfing as a nuanced and culturally weighty pursuit, I show the often hidden complexity governing the sport and its associated communities across Hawai‘i’s hallowed surf breaks and beaches.

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假遇见灵魂：夏威夷日本冲浪者之间的分裂

本文考察了夏威夷檀香山及其周边地区的日本冲浪社区。我认为，各种因素，特别是社会经济地位和获得财富的方式，对冲浪的流行媒体描述的诠释以及对投射“酷”身体形象的渴望，导致该社区内部被标记为“假” ”或“灵魂”冲浪者。由于假冒冲浪者的普遍存在，在夏威夷的日本灵魂冲浪者之间的愤怒和沮丧加剧了这种分裂。这种划分带来了更广泛的复杂性，而社会政治的复杂性则支配着更大的冲浪社区的组织。其结果是根据个人财富，对冲浪的承诺，以及对夏威夷生活的适应，揭示了受文化影响的人们对如何培养和维护自我形象和体育承诺的理解。使图片更加复杂化的是夏威夷冲浪所赋予的文化意义，这是夏威夷本土身份的重要组成部分，也是抵抗殖民入侵的手段。通过将冲浪周围的社区划分清楚地作为一种细微的和具有文化意义的追求，我展示了在夏威夷崇高的冲浪假期和海滩上，经常性地隐藏着控制这项运动及其相关社区的复杂性。