Rell Sunn

Rell Pae Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn (31 Iulai 1950 - 2 Ianuali 1998) he wahine heʻe nalu Hawaiʻi, he kanaka hoʻokūkū heʻe nalu mua o Hawaiʻi, a he alakaʻi nāna i wehe i ke ala no nā wāhine heʻe nalu. Ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ʻo "Queen of Mākaha" no kona akamai i ka heʻe nalu ma Mākaha, Oʻahu.

Ka Moʻolelo Mua

Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Rell ma Mākaha, Oʻahu i ka lā 31 Iulai 1950. Mai kona wā kamaliʻi, ua aʻo ʻo ia i ka heʻe nalu mai kona ʻohana a me nā kūpuna o Mākaha. I ka makahiki ʻehiku ona, ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia i ka heʻe nalu.

Ke Ola Heʻe Nalu

Ua lilo ʻo Rell i mea hoʻokūkū heʻe nalu professional i ka makahiki 1975. Ua lanakila ʻo ia i nā hoʻokūkū heʻe nalu he nui a ua komo i loko o ka International Professional Surfing tour. He mea hoʻokūkū longboard kaulana ʻo ia, a ua kūkulu ʻo ia i kekahi papa heʻe nalu keiki ma Mākaha.

Nā Hana Aloha

He kanaka kōkua nui ʻo Rell i kona kaiaulu. Ua kūkulu ʻo ia i ka Menehune Surf Contest ma Mākaha i ka makahiki 1976, kahi hoʻokūkū e mau nei a hiki i kēia lā. Ua aʻo ʻo ia i nā keiki he 25,000 a ʻoi i ka heʻe nalu, ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi, a me ke aloha i ke kai.

Ua hana pū ʻo ia me ka Hawaiʻi Lifeguard Association a ua lilo i lifeguard mua ma Mākaha. He mea hoʻonaʻauao ʻo ia no ka maʻi ʻai pehu, a ua kamaʻilio pinepine ʻo ia i nā hui like ʻole e pili ana i kēia kumuhana koʻikoʻi.

Ua kūkulu pū ʻo ia i kekahi papahana aʻo i nā keiki i ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi ma o ka heʻe nalu. ʻO ka "Rell Sunn Surfing Education Program" kekahi papahana i hoʻokumu ʻia e ia, e hoʻomau nei i kēia lā.

Ka Maʻi ʻAi Pehu

I ka makahiki 1983, ua loaʻa iā Rell ka maʻi ʻai pehu (breast cancer). ʻOiai kona maʻi, ua hoʻomau ʻo ia i ka heʻe nalu a me ka hōʻike ʻana i ke aloha i ke kai. Ua kūpaʻa ʻo ia i ka hakakā ʻana i ka maʻi no nā makahiki he 15. Ua make ʻo ia i ka lā 2 o Ianuali, 1998.

Ho'omanaʻo

Ua hoʻomanaʻo ʻia ʻo Rell no kona ikaika, kona aloha i ke kai, a me kāna hana no ka lehulehu. Ua komo ʻo ia i loko o ka Surfing Hall of Fame i ka makahiki 1991. I ka makahiki 1998, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka Rell Sunn Educational Fund e kōkua i nā haumāna Hawaiʻi e makemake ana e hele i ke kulanui.

I kēia lā, mau ke ola o kona hoʻoilina ma o:

• Ka Rell Sunn Menehune Surf Contest
• Ka Rell Sunn Educational Fund
• Nā papahana aʻo heʻe nalu ma Mākaha
• He kiʻi ʻoniʻoni documentary Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka'ehukai (2002)
• He hale waihona puke ma Waiʻanae High School i kapa ʻia ma kona inoa

He ʻōmuku kēia mea. Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, e kōkua mai i ka holomua ʻana i kēia mea.