Rell talks about her childhood, the ocean, ancestors and her first surfboard. Watch grace-in-motion as Rell dances the hula and rides a wave. A former contest winner reflects on Rell’s Menehune surfing contest for kids, and Rell tells how she became known as the “Queen of Makaha.” Rell explains how the pain of cancer took over, and how the ocean gave her life back again.

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