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"Heart of the Sea"

"Heart of the Sea: Kapoliokalehukai"Heart of the Sea: Kapoliokalehukai
(2002, 57 min.) US
Directors: Lisa Denker and Charlotte Lagarde

The life of the championship Hawaiian surfer Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn, who carved the way for women in a sport dominated by men, and became an activist cancer survivor and an inspiring hero to Hawai'i's Native community and surfers everywhere.

Image credit: Still from Heart of the Sea: Kapoliokalehukai; Heart of the Sea: Kapoliokalehukai - courtesy of Women Make Movies

2007 Pacific Island Programs, DC

2006 Pacific Island Programs, NYC

2004 Pacific Island Programs, NYC

2003 Native Cinema Showcase

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