David Nuuhiwa’s noseriding skills built the foundations of his reputation, but it was his ability to transition from longboards to short that solidified him as a vital force well into the ’70s. Graceful and regal, Nuuhiwa represented the pinnacle of surf style in 1966 when he won the Surfer Poll award, but this paradigm was soon shifted by the aggressive approach of Nat Young, who kicked off the opening stages of the shortboard revolution that same year.