ExMemory - Hawaii become the first U.S. state to offer surfing as an official sport http://www.exmemory.com/bookmark/hawaii-become-the-first-u-s-state-to-offer-surfing-as-an-official-sport/ By Jorene Barut HONOLULU | Wed Oct 5, 2011 10:22am EDT HONOLULU (Reuters) - Students in Hawaii could soon be competing against other schools in another competitive sport -- surfing. Hawaii, widely considered the birthplace of modern surfing, has adopted a plan to become the first U.S. state to offer the sport of island kings as an official form of athletic c... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:53:04 PDT en