Fred Hemmings (born January 6, 1946) is a Republican member of the Hawaii Senate representing the 25th District. Elected in 2000, he has served as Senate Minority Leader since 2002. Previously he was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1984 through 1990.
Fred Hemmings is best known as a world class surfer and expert waterman. Beginning in the 1960’s, he won the Makaha International Surfing Championships four times, the Peruvian I...
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Fred Hemmings (born January 6, 1946) is a Republican member of the Hawaii Senate representing the 25th District. Elected in 2000, he has served as Senate Minority Leader since 2002. Previously he was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1984 through 1990.
Fred Hemmings is best known as a world class surfer and expert waterman. Beginning in the 1960’s, he won the Makaha International Surfing Championships four times, the Peruvian International Surfing Championships in 1964, and then from the surf of Rincon, Puerto Rico, the World Surfing Championship title in 1968. Fred was a steersman on four Molokai to Oahu Outrigger Canoe racing Champion teams, and to this day is a pioneer canoe surfing steersman. He attended Punahou School where he is an inductee of the Punahou School Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1991, Hemmings was inducted into the International Surfing Hall of Fame, and in 1999 the Hawaii State Sports Hall of Fame..
Fred Hemmings, one of six children, was born on...
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