Queen's was named around 1900 by two surfers, Larry Kerr and Edward "Dude" Miller, because it fronted Queen Lili‘uokalani's beach home with its well-known pier. The Queen's property is now part of Kuhio Beach Park.

Larry Kerr, September 4, 1975

Dude Miller and I started surfing in front of the Queen's home as kids in 1900. We considered it our break, and we were the ones who named it Queen's Surf. At that time we were the only ones who rode it standing up. Canoes was named for the old koa canoes. They were heavy and couldn't ride the steeper waves at Queen's Surf, so they stayed at Canoes. About 1904 we were asked to surf for about an hour by a firm c alled Rice and Perkins. They filmed us for a promotion they were trying to do for the world's fair, but apparently none of the pictures came out. We often bodysurfed at Queen's Surf, too. The style then was to hold both your hands between your legs, palms to the rear, and to keep your head up. There's a famous picture of a Hawaiian in a malo on Waikiki Beach, holding a small board behind his back. That was Charles Kauha, and we considered him to be the original Waikiki beachboy, before us and the Duke.

Aloha Kaeo, August 18, 2000

I was born in Waikiki on October 12, 1913. My dad was Daniel Kaeo, and he was a clerk for the City and County District Court. We lived on Lemon Road. My mother was Louisa Puuohao, and I was the youngest of the children. My mother picked the name Aloha for me. I started surfing at Queen's when I was in grade school. We used redwood boards, some of them 12 feet long. We bodysurfed at Queen's, too. The style then was to swim, catch the wave, then put your hands under your body or hold your arms tight against your side. We did a lot of diving in Waikiki, especially for squid, uhu, and panunu. We made our own goggles from hau, pieces of glass, and inner tube straps. We didn't have fins then. I started with the lifeguards in 1956 and retired in 1983. I met Pauline in Waikiki and we got married on Sunday, September 1, 1963. We used to snorkel for bottles and found a lot in front of the Moana Hotel where the old pier used to be and in the Halekulani Channel.