With Mary Setterholm, Jericho Poppler, and MaryLou Drummy, Sunn co-founded the Women's International Surfing Association (WISA) in 1975, the first women's pro circuit. In 1966, she accompanied Duke Kahanamoku on a trip to California to attend a world championship, and began traveling around the world to compete professionally. Sun was Hawaii's number one female amateur surfer for five years. Sunn's father was a beach boy, a term for men who were some mix of a lifeguard, surfing instructor, and tourist guide. Legally born Roella, a combination of her parents' names-Roen and Elbert-Sunn disliked it, eventually changing it legally to Rell. Her middle name, which means "the heart of the sea," was given to her by her grandmother. Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn was born on Jin Mākaha, Hawaii. Known as "Queen of Makaha" and "Aunty Rell", she was a pioneer in the world of women's surfing. Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn (July 31, 1950, Hawaii – January 2, 1998, Makaha, Oahu, Hawaii) was an American world surfing champion.
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