Christopher Lee Hawk (February 16, 1951 – October 23, 2009) was an American surfer and board shaper. Hawk was born in Maywood, California in 1951. During the 1980s, he became a surfboard shaper, and his boards were popular among locals in Orange County.On September 18, Hawk was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach. The induction normally takes place in July each year during the U.S.