Facts: - residence: hawaii - birth name: montgomery ernest thomas kaluhiokalani - death date: 2 november 2013 - nickname: buttons - birth date: 30 march 1958 - name: montgomery kaluhiokalani - website: -lsb- http://buttonssurfschool.com/ official website -rsb- - birth place: honolulu , hawaii , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of montgomery kaluhiokalani .
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montgomery ernest thomas kaluhiokalani -lrb- march 30 , 1958 -- november 2 , 2013 -rrb- was a surfer from hawaii , known as buttons .he has been described by '' surfer today '' as a '' surf legend . ''