Stories of Rell Sunn: Queen of Makaha

This collection of intimate and emotional reflections about legendary water woman Rell Sunn is truly inspirational. Sunn’s renowned skills as a lifeguard, diver, spearfisher, and bodysurfer, and her pioneering role in the world of women’s surfing has touched people both in Hawai‘i and internationally. At the heart of Rell Sunn was her spirited enthusiasm and passion for life, but it was her extension of aloha that really, truly, made an impact on everyone she met. This book includes stories from such renowned water sport enthusiasts as Rabbit Kekai, Fred Hemmings, Bonga Perkins, Kathy Terada, Sunny Garcia, Jeannie Chesser, Mark Cunningham, Kalani Robb, and many others.

Greg Ambrose has been a former editor and writer at the San Francisco Chronicle and was the ocean reporter and editor for the Star Bulletin in Honolulu. He is currently a freelance writer and is the featured contributor to the Discovery Channel’s prized show, Shark Week.

Greg is a Ka Palapala Po‘okela Book Award winner, as well as a recipient of the Kilohana Award of Excellence for previous books he as written. His works include Shark Bites and Surfer’s Guide to Hawai‘i, both published by Bess Press.