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Pearl of Great Price

Kelea was a pretty girl Who loved to surf with rip & curl She felt so alive When surfers would dive Just to see Kelea's pink pearl* * Kelea Nui-Noho-'Ana 'Api 'Api was said to be the most beautiful woman on earth, married Lo Lale, High Chief of Lihu'e, but left him to surf the waves off Waikiki.

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Date: 5/27/2019 9:49:00 PM
Rico, thanks for the lovely limerick and the mythical Hawaiian story!
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Rico Leffanta
Date: 5/28/2019 5:20:00 PM
TRUE story; she was the sister of the king and adored by everyone, but loved to surf (no bathing suits in those days). It surprises me that no one has named a surf event in Hawai'i to honour her! Aloha! Rico

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