Beachboy-turned-tire man Brodie marks 97th birthday

By Bob Sigall

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 21, 2011

~~<p>One of Hawaii's greatest entrepreneurs turned 97 this week. Born Alexander Brodie in Kekaha, Kauai, in 1914, Lex and his family moved to Honolulu when he was 11. He took to surfing, and his parents signed him up for the Outrigger Canoe Club, then between the Moana and Royal Hawaiian, for $25 a year, he recalls.</p>
<p>Lex was class president of the first graduating class at Roosevelt High School, but he spent his spare time at the beach. He soon became a Waikiki beachboy.</p>
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One of Hawaii's greatest entrepreneurs turned 97 this week. Born Alexander Brodie in Kekaha, Kauai, in 1914, Lex and his family moved to Honolulu when he was 11. He took to surfing, and his parents signed him up for the Outrigger Canoe Club, then between the Moana and Royal Hawaiian, for $25 a year, he recalls.

Lex was class president of the first graduating class at Roosevelt High School, but he spent his spare time at the beach. He soon became a Waikiki beachboy. Login for more...