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Community Leader, Education, Surfer Ryenne Cordiero Community Leader, Education, Surfer Ryenne Cordiero

Riding the Ripple | with Duane DeSoto

From a toddler tied to a boogie board in Makaha to founding Nā Kama Kai, Duane DeSoto, the 2010 Oxbow ASP World Longboard Champion, has lived his life by the pull of the ocean. Surfing took him around the world, but it was coming home that sparked his greatest purpose: opening the waves to Hawaiʻi’s keiki. Read to find out how one person’s passion rippled outward, transforming joy into service, struggle into growth, and ultimately, leaving a legacy in motion.

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