Kelia Moniz is not only a household name in women’s longboarding; she’s also considered Hawaiian Surf Royalty. Cariuma crew got the chance to hang out with the two-time WSL Longboard Champion and team pro surfer back home at Waikiki and capture her daily life beyond the water.
Kelia was in the water as soon as she could walk, and it shows: she’s a champion of positivity for young female surfers and an innate environmentalist – the first to admit that the future is up to us, to embrace as our sacred responsibility. Here, the masterful longboarder and mother of two welcomes everyone for an intimate portrait of the island, family, and waves that raised her.