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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and even the lead singer of The Go-Go’s, you’ll often find Haine taking visitors canoe surfing to impart the thrill of riding the waves. Through his love of ocean sports, Haine embodies the spirit of aloha, spreading warmth and camaraderie wherever he goes. In that sense, he’s al- ways followed Duke Kahanamoku’s lead, the original Ambassador of Aloha. “How do I make you smile? I take you canoeing. To give that to anybody —that’s the gift,” Haine says.

“I really admire Duke. What he was, what he did— his creed. If I can be anything like how Duke was to people, that’s kinda how I’d like to be.” When he's not carving through the waves, on the sand court, or engaged in acts of selfless- ness within the community, Haine balances the demands of entrepreneurship as the owner and founder of The Floor Store, while also fulfilling the responsibilities of fatherhood to his five children. His two younger sons are currently first-string volleyball players at the University of Southern California and Brigham Young Univer- sity, carrying on the family's tradition of athletic excellence. Meanwhile, his oldest

So many of Haine’s childhood memories are being at the Club, the sand courts and the waters just o§ shore. And he connues to make new ones here every day.

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