Rell sunn menehune surf contest

Our organization has designed and developed two programs in furtherance of out purposes. The purpose of this program is to educate the public, especially children, about sportsmanship and the environment and to combat juvenile delinquency. This contest is held every year on the beaches ofMakaha, Oahu. All children 12 years old and under are welcome to participate in the contest.

Rell sunn menehune surf contest

The public is invited to attend free of charge. Hundreds of children statewide visit Makaha each year to attend and participate in the surf contest. Also, in a culture where proficiency in the water is widely respected and lifeguards are nearly deified, found Rell honored by being named Hawaii's first female lifeguard. Despite all of her accomplishments, Rell remained a completely humble and unselfish person, and might easily have been called the "Queen of Aloha" for the spirit she carried with her, and the enthusiasm she devoted to every aspect of her life.

Rell often explained, "The aloha spirit is real simple. You give and you give and you give. During her battle with breast cancer in the s, Sunn began her own surf contest, Rell Sunn Menehune Surf Contest , which is annually held in her hometown of Makaha, Oahu in the hopes of encouraging surfing sportsmanship and environmental awareness in a community that experiences a high juvenile delinquency rate.

Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikiquote Wikidata item. American surfer. Early life [ edit ]. Career [ edit ]. Cancer battle and death [ edit ]. It was destiny written on the stars. She was the 4th of 5 brothers and sisters born to her Chinese father, Elbert, and her Hawaiian-Irish mother, Roen.

Raised on the beach of Makaha, Rell developed a deep connection to the ocean. Rell started surfing at the age of 4, at the time that Makaha was one of the most popular surfing spots. Surfers Buffalo Keaulana and Buzzy Trent, her mentors, taught her not only surfing but how to dive and spear. Those guys taught me how to listen. I learned so much from their stories; I knew how to dive Makaha before I even started.