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Makua and I were snuggling up at the Rell Sunn benefit on the North Shore at the Turtle Bay Resort. He's a champion surfer, born and raised in my neighborhood, who's competing in the surfing contests here this winter. Last I saw him, he was nursing an injury after a hairy ride in the Eddie a couple of years ago. He had to run off because he was called to the stage to play music for the event.