“The aloha spirit is simple. You give and you give and you give from the heart.”
—Rell Sunn
When Patagonia ambassador Ian Walsh was a grom, he would compete in Rell Sunn’s Menehune Surfing Championships, a kids’ competition on O‘ahu founded by Rell, the Queen of Mākaha. “Auntie Rell’s event was bigger than life for us,” Ian says. “She set the tone of being caring and giving, and taking care of the people and the place where you live.”
Photo: Bernie Baker
