Surf Safari Malibu to Panama 1969-71

W.W. Blanchard graduated from UCLA with degrees in education, psychology. He also holds a law degree from the Los Angeles University of Law. He spent most of his early career in political research. The loss of his wife to cancer in the 1960's left him struggling alone with work and raising two young sons, so he moved the family to Mexico and Latin America where they could live cheaply and the boys could pursue their passion for surfing. Later, they moved to Hawaii, settling in Hanalei, Kauai, where Bill worked for the USDA and wrote for local newspapers and business journals, and the boys continued their education and surfing. After a stint administering an acute care hospital in California, Bill returned to Kauai to become the energy commissioner for the island. After retirement, Bill moved again to Mexico to complete Surf Safari. He finally returned to Hawaii and settled in Hilo, where he continues to write. One of his screenplays, Ko'olou, Outlaw Leper, won first prize in the Honolulu International film festival.